Electronics Repair, Refurbishment & Depot Operations worked example

Technician Utilization at 99% target technician utilization: a worked example in electronics repair, refurbishment & depot operations

This scenario runs the technician utilization calculation on the strong side: 99% target technician utilization, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when technician utilization in electronics repair, refurbishment and depot operations needs a clean rate and gap-to-target you can put on a tier board.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Productive bench-repair technician hours: 8 tech hr (unchanged)
  • Available technician hours scheduled: 250 tech hr (unchanged)
  • Target technician utilization: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Technician utilization = productive technician hours ÷ available technician hours × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.2 % for technician utilization, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 95.8 points for technician utilization gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8 count for productive technician hours.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 250 count for available technician hours.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target technician utilization sits at 95% and the headline result is 3.2 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 3.2 %.
  • Use it weekly or per shift to track bench efficiency, and during capacity planning when deciding whether to add technicians or extend hours. 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

  • Technician utilization: 3.2 % (headline result)
  • Technician utilization gap to target: 95.8 points
  • Productive technician hours: 8 count
  • Available technician hours: 250 count

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.