Wood & Paper Manufacturing worked example

Roll Width Utilization at 61% target roll width utilization: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop target roll width utilization to 61%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate roll width utilization for wood and paper manufacturing using production-ready inputs so teams can see how heavily a resource is loaded against its target.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Used Roll Width (Ordered Widths Sum): 360 in (held at the documented default)
  • Available Parent Roll Width: 480 in (held at the documented default)
  • Target Roll Width Utilization: 61 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 85)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Roll width utilization = used roll width utilization amount รท available roll width utilization amount.
  • Roll width utilization works out to 75 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Roll width utilization gap works out to -14 points at these inputs.
  • Used roll width utilization amount works out to 360 value at these inputs.
  • Available roll width utilization amount works out to 480 value at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target roll width utilization sits at 85% and the headline result is 75 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 75 %.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to target roll width utilization, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. Utilization alone ignores whether the produced widths match actual orders; a tightly packed roll cutting the wrong widths still creates finished-goods waste.

Results at a glance

  • Roll width utilization: 75 % (headline result)
  • Roll width utilization gap: -14 points
  • Used roll width utilization amount: 360 value
  • Available roll width utilization amount: 480 value

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Roll Width Utilization calculator, set target roll width utilization to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.