Match factor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003556",
  "term": "Match factor",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A ratio used in open-pit mining to compare the number of haul trucks with the capacity of the loader serving them, built from the truck arrival rate and the loader service time. A match factor of 1 means trucks and loader are balanced, below 1 means the loader waits for trucks, and above 1 means trucks queue.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Abgleichfaktor",
    "es": "factor de coincidencia",
    "fr": "facteur d'adéquation"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/match-factor/"
}