Bottling, Canning & Filling Lines worked example

Line Efficiency at 99% line efficiency target for the run: a worked example in bottling, canning & filling lines

Push line efficiency target for the run up to 99% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. a bottling or canning line is being reviewed against its planned shift capacity and daily efficiency target

The inputs for this scenario

  • Good containers packed as finished goods: 43,000 units (unchanged)
  • Rated line capacity for the scheduled runtime: 50,000 units (unchanged)
  • Line efficiency target for the run: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 88)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Line efficiency = good containers packed as finished goods ÷ rated line capacity for the scheduled runtime × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 86 % line efficiency for line efficiency, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 13 points for line efficiency gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 43,000 count for good containers packed as finished goods.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 50,000 count for rated line capacity for the scheduled runtime.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where line efficiency target for the run sits at 88% and the headline result is 86 % line efficiency, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 86 % line efficiency.
  • It computes good containers packed as finished goods as a percentage of the line's rated capacity for the scheduled runtime, plus the point gap to target. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Line efficiency: 86 % line efficiency (headline result)
  • Line efficiency gap to target: 13 points
  • Good containers packed as finished goods: 43,000 count
  • Rated line capacity for the scheduled runtime: 50,000 count

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Line Efficiency calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.