Workforce formula
Person-days lost to absence as a percentage of person-days scheduled.
Absenteeism % = person-days absent / person-days scheduled × 100
| Symbol | Meaning | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| d_absent | Person-days absent | days |
| d_scheduled | Person-days scheduled | days |
Use it monthly for capacity planning and to size the pool of multi-skilled operators who cover absences.
A floor of 400 operators works 26 days: 10,400 person-days scheduled. Records show 468 person-days absent.
Absenteeism = 468 / 10,400 × 100 = 4.5%
How to calculate sewing capacity in available minutes and in pieces, for a line or a whole factory, and how to use it to check whether an order fits. Includes efficiency, absenteeism, working days and a full worked example.
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