Bottling, Canning & Filling Lines worked example

Fill Rate at 69% fill rate target for the run: a worked example

This worked example runs the fill rate numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 69% fill rate target for the run instead of the typical 96%. Calculate the percentage of scheduled bottles, cans, or jars actually filled and released by the filler during a shift, batch, or production run.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Filled bottles or cans released by the filler: 47,500 units (held at the documented default)
  • Scheduled bottles or cans for the same run window: 50,000 units (held at the documented default)
  • Fill rate target for the run: 69 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 96)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Fill rate = filled bottles or cans released by the filler ÷ scheduled bottles or cans for the same run window × 100.
  • Fill rate works out to 95 % fill rate at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Fill rate gap to target works out to -26 points at these inputs.
  • Filled bottles or cans released by the filler works out to 47,500 count at these inputs.
  • Scheduled bottles or cans for the same run window works out to 50,000 count at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where fill rate target for the run sits at 96% and the headline result is 95 % fill rate, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 95 % fill rate.
  • Use it at end-of-shift or end-of-run to confirm a fill order hit its scheduled quantity before product moves to labeling and palletizing. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Fill rate: 95 % fill rate (headline result)
  • Fill rate gap to target: -26 points
  • Filled bottles or cans released by the filler: 47,500 count
  • Scheduled bottles or cans for the same run window: 50,000 count

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Fill Rate calculator, set fill rate target for the run to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.