Bottling, Canning & Filling Lines worked example

Pack-Out Rate at 71% pack-out rate target rate: a worked example

Suppose pack-out rate target rate falls to 71%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Measure the percentage of filled containers that make it through cartoning, case packing, tray packing, or finished pack-out.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Pack-Out Rate affected amount: 46,200 units (held at the documented default)
  • Pack-Out Rate total amount: 48,000 units (held at the documented default)
  • Pack-Out Rate target rate: 71 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 98)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Pack-out rate = containers successfully packed into cases or trays ÷ filled containers available for pack-out × 100.
  • Pack-out rate works out to 96.25 % packed out at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Pack-out rate gap to target works out to -25.25 points at these inputs.
  • Containers successfully packed into cases or trays works out to 46,200 count at these inputs.
  • Filled containers available for pack-out works out to 48,000 count at these inputs.

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. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Pack-out rate: 96.25 % packed out (headline result)
  • Pack-out rate gap to target: -25.25 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

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Pack-Out Rate calculator, set pack-out rate target rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.