OEE & Factory Performance worked example

Machine Utilization at 61% target utilization: a worked example in oee & factory performance

Suppose target utilization 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 machine utilization for OEE & Factory Performance — productive run hours against scheduled hours.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Productive (run) hours: 320 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Scheduled hours: 400 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Target utilization: 61 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 85)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Machine utilization = productive run hours ÷ scheduled hours.
  • Machine utilization works out to 80 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gap to target works out to -19 points at these inputs.
  • Productive (run) hours works out to 320 value at these inputs.
  • Scheduled hours works out to 400 value at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target utilization sits at 85% and the headline result is 80 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 80 %.
  • It computes the percentage of scheduled hours during which a machine was actually running, and the point gap between that figure and your target. 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

  • Machine utilization: 80 % (headline result)
  • Gap to target: -19 points
  • Productive (run) hours: 320 value
  • Scheduled hours: 400 value

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.