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How many complete orders can our packing stations finish in a shift?
Deduct breaks and setup from each station’s shift. Divide productive minutes by packing time and round down at each station before adding the capacities. Compare with orders due. Assumes equal speeds and an order stays at one station until complete.
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Worked example
With the example inputs below, the calculator returns these results.
Orders per staffed station 38
- Staffed packing stations
- 4 stations
- Scheduled time per station
- 240 min
- Breaks and setup per station
- 30 min
- Average packing time per order
- 5.5 min
- Orders due this shift
- 165 orders
Other results
- Total completed-order capacity
- 152
- Orders above shift capacity
- 13
Use your own figures
Spot the order backlog before handing the dispatch plan to the packing team. Open the worksheet, replace the example values, then copy or print the result.
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