Coffee, Tea, Roasting & Dry Goods Processing worked example

Packaging Line Output at 59% packaging line efficiency: a worked example

This worked example runs the packaging line output numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 59% packaging line efficiency instead of the typical 82%. Estimate effective packaging line output from packed units, packaging runtime, and line efficiency.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Saleable bags packaged: 9,600 bags (held at the documented default)
  • Packaging line runtime: 8 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Packaging line efficiency: 59 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 82)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Raw packaging line output = saleable packages completed รท packaging runtime.
  • effective packaging line output works out to 708 bags / hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • raw packaging line output works out to 1,200 bags / hr at these inputs.
  • packaging line efficiency works out to 59 % at these inputs.
  • packaging runtime works out to 8 hr at these inputs.

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 28.05% below the baseline at 708 bags / hr.
  • Use it when scheduling packaging runs, committing to an order ship date, or sizing the line against upstream grind and roast volume. 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

  • effective packaging line output: 708 bags / hr (headline result)
  • raw packaging line output: 1,200 bags / hr
  • packaging line efficiency: 59 %
  • packaging runtime: 8 hr

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Packaging Line Output calculator, set packaging line efficiency to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.