Packaging & Logistics worked example
Loading Time at 11% staging and delay allowance: a worked example
This worked example runs the loading time numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 11% staging and delay allowance instead of the typical 15%. Estimate trailer loading time from pallets to load and your loading rate, plus a staging and delay allowance.
The inputs for this scenario
- Pallets to load onto the trailer: 26 pallets (held at the documented default)
- Forklift loading rate: 1.5 pallets / min (held at the documented default)
- Staging and delay allowance: 11 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 15)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Base loading time = pallets to load รท loading rate.
- Required loading time works out to 19.24 min at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Base loading time works out to 17.33 min at these inputs.
- Staging and delay allowance works out to 11 % at these inputs.
- Loading rate works out to 1.5 pallets / min at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where staging and delay allowance sits at 15% and the headline result is 19.93 min, this scenario comes in 3.48% below the baseline at 19.24 min.
- Use it when setting outbound appointment durations, planning crew coverage, or estimating door occupancy for a scheduled load. 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
- Required loading time: 19.24 min (headline result)
- Base loading time: 17.33 min
- Staging and delay allowance: 11 %
- Loading rate: 1.5 pallets / min
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Loading Time calculator, set staging and delay allowance to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.