Advanced Technical Ceramics worked example

Technical Ceramic Demand Forecast Gap with available good ceramic output of 20,500 parts: a worked example

Push available good ceramic output up to 20,500 parts and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. a demand planner needs to compare forecast ceramic orders against available production capacity

The inputs for this scenario

  • Available good ceramic output: 20,500 parts (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 8,200)
  • Forecast ceramic order demand: 9,600 parts (unchanged)
  • Baseline forecast for the period: 9,600 parts (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Capacity gap versus forecast = available good ceramic capacity - forecast ceramic demand) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 114 % forecast gap for ceramic demand forecast gap, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10,900 parts for capacity gap versus forecast.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 20,500 parts for available good ceramic capacity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 9,600 parts for forecast ceramic demand.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where available good ceramic output sits at 8,200 parts and the headline result is -14.58 % forecast gap, this scenario comes in 879% above the baseline at 114 % forecast gap.
  • It computes the difference between available good ceramic capacity and forecast demand, then states that gap as a percentage of a baseline forecast. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Ceramic demand forecast gap: 114 % forecast gap (headline result)
  • Capacity gap versus forecast: 10,900 parts
  • Available good ceramic capacity: 20,500 parts
  • Forecast ceramic demand: 9,600 parts

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Technical Ceramic Demand Forecast Gap calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.