MES, MOM & Shop-Floor Data Systems worked example

Production Dashboard Adoption at 98% target adoption rate: a worked example

This scenario runs the production dashboard adoption calculation on the strong side: 98% target adoption rate, with every other input held at its documented default. Use after deploying production dashboards to track user adoption over time. Identifies whether additional training, simpler UX, or better-placed terminals are needed to reach your target adoption.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Active dashboard users this week: 34 users (unchanged)
  • Total intended dashboard users: 50 users (unchanged)
  • Target adoption rate: 98 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 85)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Adoption rate = (active users / total intended users) x 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 68 % for dashboard adoption rate, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 30 points for gap to adoption target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 34 count for active dashboard users.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 50 count for total intended users.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target adoption rate sits at 85% and the headline result is 68 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 68 %.
  • Use it weekly during and after an MES or dashboard rollout to track whether usage is climbing toward target, and to flag rollouts that are stalling. 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

  • Dashboard adoption rate: 68 % (headline result)
  • Gap to adoption target: 30 points
  • Active dashboard users: 34 count
  • Total intended users: 50 count

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.