Textiles & Apparel Manufacturing worked example

Marker Efficiency at 98% target marker efficiency: a worked example

What does the result look like when target marker efficiency reaches 98%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it to evaluate nesting and layout efficiency in Textiles & Apparel Manufacturing and the cost of material drop.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Area of pattern pieces on the marker: 82 in² (unchanged)
  • Total marker area (fabric width × marker length): 100 in² (unchanged)
  • Target marker efficiency: 98 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 85)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Material yield = material in finished parts ÷ total material consumed) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 82 % for marker efficiency, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 16 points for gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 82 value for material in parts.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 100 value for total material consumed.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target marker efficiency sits at 85% and the headline result is 82 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 82 %.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when target marker efficiency is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It measures planar area only. It ignores fabric shrinkage, directional/nap constraints, plaid matching, and ply-count effects on real spread yield, so bench efficiency can overstate what the cutting floor actually achieves.

Results at a glance

  • Marker efficiency: 82 % (headline result)
  • Gap to target: 16 points
  • Material in parts: 82 value
  • Total material consumed: 100 value

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.