Supply Chain & Procurement worked example

Container Utilization at 65% target fill rate: a worked example in supply chain & procurement

Suppose target fill rate falls to 65%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Calculate container utilization for Supply Chain & Procurement — cube or weight loaded against container capacity.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Cargo volume loaded: 2,100 ft³ (held at the documented default)
  • Usable container capacity: 2,390 ft³ (held at the documented default)
  • Target fill rate: 65 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 90)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Container utilization = volume loaded ÷ container capacity.
  • Container utilization works out to 87.87 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gap to target works out to -22.87 points at these inputs.
  • Volume or weight loaded works out to 2,100 value at these inputs.
  • Container capacity works out to 2,390 value at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target fill rate sits at 90% and the headline result is 87.87 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 87.87 %.
  • Computes the percentage of usable container capacity filled by loaded cargo and the gap in points between that utilization and your target fill rate. 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

  • Container utilization: 87.87 % (headline result)
  • Gap to target: -22.87 points
  • Volume or weight loaded: 2,100 value
  • Container capacity: 2,390 value

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.