MES, MOM & Shop-Floor Data Systems worked example

Shop-Floor Terminal Utilization at 54% target utilization rate: a worked example

This worked example runs the shop-floor terminal utilization numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 54% target utilization rate instead of the typical 75%. Measure how heavily shop-floor terminals and HMI workstations are used during a shift compared to available time, revealing whether you need more or fewer devices.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Terminal active usage per shift: 1,680 min (held at the documented default)
  • Total available terminal-minutes per shift: 2,400 min (held at the documented default)
  • Target utilization rate: 54 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 75)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Terminal utilization = (active usage minutes / available minutes) x 100.
  • Terminal utilization rate works out to 70 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gap to target utilization works out to -16 points at these inputs.
  • Active terminal-minutes works out to 1,680 value at these inputs.
  • Available terminal-minutes works out to 2,400 value at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target utilization rate sits at 75% and the headline result is 70 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 70 %.
  • Use it when right-sizing a terminal fleet, diagnosing a station where operators bypass the MES, or building a business case for adding or relocating hardware. 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

  • Terminal utilization rate: 70 % (headline result)
  • Gap to target utilization: -16 points
  • Active terminal-minutes: 1,680 value
  • Available terminal-minutes: 2,400 value

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Shop-Floor Terminal Utilization calculator, set target utilization rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.