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CALCULATOR 01

Downtime Cost

See what one stop really costs when paid labour and missed production are counted together.

LIVERESULTS

Your downtime event

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$
Wage plus payroll costs if known.
min
Use pieces, cases, kilograms or your normal unit.
$
Enter zero if you only want labour cost.

How the estimate works

Workminute combines the labour paid during the stop with the contribution value of production that could not be completed.

Event cost = labour cost + missed units × value per unit

Use this number well

  1. Use your fully loaded labour rate when available.
  2. Use contribution value—not the full selling price—for a more realistic estimate.
  3. Track the same type of stop for several weeks.
  4. Compare the annual impact with the cost of preventing the problem.

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