Production worked example

Throughput at 99% uptime: a worked example

This scenario runs the throughput calculation on the strong side: 99% uptime, with every other input held at its documented default. Use when you need a fast production rate estimate.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Cycle time: 36 sec / unit (unchanged)
  • Uptime: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 88)
  • Shift length: 8 hr (unchanged)
  • Shifts per day: 2 shifts (unchanged)
  • Good yield: 97 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross rate = 3,600 รท cycle time) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 96.03 units / hr for good throughput, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 100 units / hr for gross rate.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 768 units for units per shift.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,536 units for units per day.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where uptime sits at 88% and the headline result is 85.36 units / hr, this scenario comes in 12.5% above the baseline at 96.03 units / hr.
  • Use it when sizing a line, validating a takt target, or deciding whether you can accept new volume without adding shifts. 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

  • Good throughput: 96.03 units / hr (headline result)
  • Gross rate: 100 units / hr
  • Units per shift: 768 units
  • Units per day: 1,536 units

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.