Conveyors worked example

Multi-Station Throughput at 66% station group uptime: a worked example

This worked example runs the multi-station throughput numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 66% station group uptime instead of the typical 91%. Estimate good throughput across multiple equivalent stations from station count, cycles, uptime, and yield.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Producing stations or lanes: 4 stations (held at the documented default)
  • Cycles per station-hour: 310 cycles / station-hr (held at the documented default)
  • Station group uptime: 66 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 91)
  • First-pass yield through station group: 98 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross multi-station throughput = stations × cycles per station-hour.
  • Good multi-station throughput works out to 802 units / hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross station throughput works out to 1,240 units / hr at these inputs.
  • Throughput lost to downtime works out to 422 units / hr at these inputs.
  • Throughput lost to rejects works out to 16.37 units / hr at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where station group uptime sits at 91% and the headline result is 1,106 units / hr, this scenario comes in 27.47% below the baseline at 802 units / hr.
  • Use it to size a parallel station group or lane bank, set crewing against takt, or pinpoint whether availability or yield caps the group's output. 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

  • Good multi-station throughput: 802 units / hr (headline result)
  • Gross station throughput: 1,240 units / hr
  • Throughput lost to downtime: 422 units / hr
  • Throughput lost to rejects: 16.37 units / hr

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Multi-Station Throughput calculator, set station group uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.