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Cost of Unplanned Downtime

Downtime Cost Calculator

Most plants know their downtime in hours. Few know it in rupees. Enter one line's monthly downtime and its cost drivers, and see the annual figure — split into margin that was never earned and overhead that kept running anyway.

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Tell us about the line:

hrs

Breakdowns and unplanned stops on this line, in hours.

units / hr
₹

Selling price minus material and other variable cost.

₹/ hr

Labour plus fixed costs — power, rent, supervision — still running while the line is stopped, per hour.

Well-run plants hold unplanned downtime under 5% of planned time — about 20 hours a month on a two-shift line.

Unplanned downtime is costing you every year

₹1.33 Cr

Per month:₹11.1 LSignificant

Where the money goes:

Lost units per month

15,960 units

Hours lost per year

456 hrs

Margin never earned

₹1.24 Cr

Idle overhead

₹8.21 L

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