Greenhouse, Indoor Farming & Agri-Processing worked example

Packhouse Throughput at 98% line uptime: a worked example

This scenario runs the packhouse throughput calculation on the strong side: 98% line uptime, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it before committing to a customer ship-date when harvest is heavy, or to size a temp labor shift on the wash and pack line during a peak push.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Pack line speed: 1,800 clamshells / hour (unchanged)
  • Scheduled run-hours: 7 hours (unchanged)
  • Line uptime: 98 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 85)
  • Pack-fill packout: 95 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross pack potential = pack line speed × scheduled run-hours) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11,731 clamshells for saleable pack throughput, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12,600 clamshells for gross pack potential.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 252 clamshells for line downtime loss.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 617 clamshells for reject and giveaway loss.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where line uptime sits at 85% and the headline result is 10,175 clamshells, this scenario comes in 15.29% above the baseline at 11,731 clamshells.
  • Use it when committing to an order quantity, planning a shift, or evaluating whether a line speed or uptime improvement will hit a target. 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

  • Saleable pack throughput: 11,731 clamshells (headline result)
  • Gross pack potential: 12,600 clamshells
  • Line downtime loss: 252 clamshells
  • Reject and giveaway loss: 617 clamshells

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.