Transportation, Freight & Distribution worked example

On-Time Delivery Rate at 70% target otd rate: a worked example

This worked example runs the on-time delivery rate numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 70% target otd rate instead of the typical 97%. Calculate on-time delivery performance from on-time shipments, total delivered shipments, and the customer or internal OTD target.

The inputs for this scenario

On-time deliveries: 940 shipments (held at the documented default)
Total delivered shipments: 1,000 shipments (held at the documented default)
Target OTD rate: 70 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 97)

Working through the calculation

The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: On-Time Delivery Rate rate = on-time deliveries ÷ total delivered shipments × 100.
On-Time Delivery Rate rate works out to 94 % on time at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
Gap to target works out to -24 points at these inputs.
On-time deliveries works out to 940 shipments at these inputs.
Total delivered shipments works out to 1,000 shipments at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

Against the tool's baseline example, where target otd rate sits at 97% and the headline result is 94 % on time, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 94 % on time.
Use it weekly or per shipping cycle to monitor carrier and lane reliability and to back up conversations with carriers or customers about delivery performance. 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

On-Time Delivery Rate rate: 94 % on time (headline result)
Gap to target: -24 points
On-time deliveries: 940 shipments
Total delivered shipments: 1,000 shipments

Run it with your numbers

To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live On-Time Delivery Rate calculator, set target otd rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.