Asphalt, Road Materials & Paving Products worked example

Asphalt Production Capacity Gap with capacity gap available value of 730 units: a worked example

This worked example runs the asphalt production capacity gap numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: capacity gap available value of 730 units instead of the typical 1,450 units. Calculate percent capacity margin between available asphalt production tons and required paving tons.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Capacity Gap available value: 730 units (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 1,450)
  • Capacity Gap required value: 1,320 units (held at the documented default)
  • Capacity Gap reference value: 1,320 units (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Capacity surplus/shortfall = available asphalt capacity - required paving tons.
  • Asphalt capacity margin works out to -44.7 % capacity margin at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Capacity surplus/shortfall works out to -590 tons at these inputs.
  • Available asphalt capacity works out to 730 tons at these inputs.
  • Required paving tons works out to 1,320 tons at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where capacity gap available value sits at 1,450 units and the headline result is 9.85 % capacity margin, this scenario comes in 554% below the baseline at -44.7 % capacity margin.
  • Use it during daily or weekly paving scheduling, or when bidding a job, to confirm the plant can keep loaded trucks moving without starving the laydown crew. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Asphalt capacity margin: -44.7 % capacity margin (headline result)
  • Capacity surplus/shortfall: -590 tons
  • Available asphalt capacity: 730 tons
  • Required paving tons: 1,320 tons

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Asphalt Production Capacity Gap calculator, set capacity gap available value to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.