MES, MOM & Shop-Floor Data Systems worked example

MES Training Load with users to train of 38 users: a worked example

This worked example runs the mes training load numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: users to train of 38 users instead of the typical 75 users. Estimate total training hours required for MES deployment and compare against available instructor capacity to identify scheduling gaps or the need for additional trainers.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Users to train: 38 users (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 75)
  • Training hours per user: 12 hr / user (held at the documented default)
  • Available instructor hours per week: 40 hr / wk (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Total training demand = users to train x training hours per user.
  • Total load works out to 456 hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Hourly equivalent works out to 11.4 hr / hr at these inputs.
  • Input load works out to 38 hr at these inputs.
  • Load factor works out to 12 x at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where users to train sits at 75 users and the headline result is 900 hr, this scenario comes in 49.33% below the baseline at 456 hr.
  • Use it during MES implementation planning to schedule training, size super-user pools, and set a realistic go-live date. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Total load: 456 hr (headline result)
  • Hourly equivalent: 11.4 hr / hr
  • Input load: 38 hr
  • Load factor: 12 x

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live MES Training Load calculator, set users to train to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.