Industrial Gases & Cryogenic Systems worked example

Route Density Margin at 61% target route density margin: a worked example

Suppose target route density margin falls to 61%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Calculate route density margin from profitable delivered stops, total route stops, and target margin or density percentage.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Profitable or on-plan delivery stops: 32 stops (held at the documented default)
  • Total delivery stops on route: 40 stops (held at the documented default)
  • Target route density margin: 61 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 85)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Route density margin = profitable or on-plan delivery stops ÷ total delivery stops on route × 100.
  • Route density margin works out to 80 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Route density margin gap to target works out to -19 points at these inputs.
  • Profitable or on-plan delivery stops works out to 32 count at these inputs.
  • Total delivery stops on route works out to 40 count at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target route density margin sits at 85% and the headline result is 80 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 80 %.
  • It computes the percentage of total route stops that are profitable or on-plan and the gap between that figure and your target margin. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Route density margin: 80 % (headline result)
  • Route density margin gap to target: -19 points
  • Profitable or on-plan delivery stops: 32 count
  • Total delivery stops on route: 40 count

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Route Density Margin calculator, set target route density margin to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.