Coffee, Tea, Roasting & Dry Goods Processing worked example

Packaging Line Output at 94% packaging line efficiency: a worked example

This scenario runs the packaging line output calculation on the strong side: 94% packaging line efficiency, with every other input held at its documented default. scheduling bagging, cartoning, case packing, or dry goods packaging lines

The inputs for this scenario

  • Saleable bags packaged: 9,600 bags (unchanged)
  • Packaging line runtime: 8 hr (unchanged)
  • Packaging line efficiency: 94 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 82)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Raw packaging line output = saleable packages completed รท packaging runtime) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,128 bags / hr for effective packaging line output, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,200 bags / hr for raw packaging line output.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 94 % for packaging line efficiency.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8 hr for packaging runtime.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where packaging line efficiency sits at 82% and the headline result is 984 bags / hr, this scenario comes in 14.63% above the baseline at 1,128 bags / hr.
  • Use it when scheduling packaging runs, committing to an order ship date, or sizing the line against upstream grind and roast volume. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • effective packaging line output: 1,128 bags / hr (headline result)
  • raw packaging line output: 1,200 bags / hr
  • packaging line efficiency: 94 %
  • packaging runtime: 8 hr

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.