Bottling, Canning & Filling Lines worked example

Pack-Out Rate at 99% pack-out rate target rate: a worked example

Push pack-out rate target rate up to 99% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. a packaging team needs to compare packed containers with the filled containers available to case pack or tray pack

The inputs for this scenario

  • Pack-Out Rate affected amount: 46,200 units (unchanged)
  • Pack-Out Rate total amount: 48,000 units (unchanged)
  • Pack-Out Rate target rate: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 98)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Pack-out rate = containers successfully packed into cases or trays ÷ filled containers available for pack-out × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 96.25 % packed out for pack-out rate, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2.75 points for pack-out rate gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 46,200 count for containers successfully packed into cases or trays.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 48,000 count for filled containers available for pack-out.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where pack-out rate target rate sits at 98% and the headline result is 96.25 % packed out, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 96.25 % packed out.
  • It computes the percentage of available filled containers that get packed into cases or trays, and the point gap to your 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

  • Pack-out rate: 96.25 % packed out (headline result)
  • Pack-out rate gap to target: 2.75 points
  • Containers successfully packed into cases or trays: 46,200 count
  • Filled containers available for pack-out: 48,000 count

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Pack-Out Rate calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.