COST · SHOP ECONOMICS

Downtime cost

What a stopped machine really costs per breakdown: lost capacity, idle labor and scrap — the number that justifies spares on the shelf.

Rates in your own currency — the result carries no symbol

Machine rate per hourLabor rate per hour / person

Breakdown

Downtime hoursIdle operators people

Scrapped parts pcsCost per scrapped part each

Formulas used

cost = rate·t + labor·ops·t + scrap·unitLost machine capacity + idle labor + scrapped parts. Direct costs only.