Hose, Tubing & Fluid Conveyance Products worked example

Packaging Volume at 99% packaging efficiency: a worked example

Push packaging efficiency up to 99% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when planning packaging and shipping for a hose or tubing assembly order to size box orders, coil bag inventory, and labeling.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Total assemblies to package: 500 assemblies (unchanged)
  • Assemblies per package: 10 assemblies / package (unchanged)
  • Packaging efficiency: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Required packages = total assemblies / (assemblies per package x packaging efficiency)) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5,051 packages for required quantity, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5,000 packages for theoretical package count.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 50.51 packages for packaging waste allowance.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 99 % for efficiency.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where packaging efficiency sits at 90% and the headline result is 5,556 packages, this scenario comes in 9.09% below the baseline at 5,051 packages.
  • It computes the required number of packages to ship all assemblies after derating for packaging efficiency, and reports the waste allowance over the theoretical count. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Required quantity: 5,051 packages (headline result)
  • Theoretical package count: 5,000 packages
  • Packaging waste allowance: 50.51 packages
  • Efficiency: 99 %

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.