Toys, Sporting Goods & Recreational Products worked example

Retail Case Pack Utilization at 68% target case pack utilization rate: a worked example

This worked example runs the retail case pack utilization numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 68% target case pack utilization rate instead of the typical 95%. Estimate retail case pack utilization for toys, sporting goods and recreational products using production-ready inputs so teams can track KPI performance and decide whether corrective action is needed.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Units packed into full retail case packs: 8 count (held at the documented default)
  • Total units in the shipment or run: 250 count (held at the documented default)
  • Target case pack utilization rate: 68 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 95)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Retail case pack utilization rate = retail case pack utilization count ÷ total retail case pack utilization population × 100.
  • Retail case pack utilization rate works out to 3.2 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Retail case pack utilization gap to target works out to 64.8 points at these inputs.
  • Retail case pack utilization count works out to 8 count at these inputs.
  • Total retail case pack utilization population works out to 250 count at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target case pack utilization rate sits at 95% and the headline result is 3.2 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 3.2 %.
  • Use it when auditing a pack-out, checking retailer case-pack compliance, or deciding whether a run quantity divides cleanly into standard cases. 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

  • Retail case pack utilization rate: 3.2 % (headline result)
  • Retail case pack utilization gap to target: 64.8 points
  • Retail case pack utilization count: 8 count
  • Total retail case pack utilization population: 250 count

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Retail Case Pack Utilization calculator, set target case pack utilization rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.