Commercial Kitchen Equipment worked example

Capacity Gap at 99% fabrication cell uptime: a worked example in commercial kitchen equipment

This scenario runs the capacity gap calculation on the strong side: 99% fabrication cell uptime, with every other input held at its documented default. checking whether kitchen equipment production capacity can cover demand

The inputs for this scenario

  • Equipment output per production cycle: 4 units / cycle (unchanged)
  • Planned production cycles: 120 cycles (unchanged)
  • Fabrication cell uptime: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 88)
  • First-pass production yield: 93 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross capacity gap = equipment output per production cycle × planned production cycles) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 442 equipment units for usable capacity gap, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 480 equipment units for gross capacity gap.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4.8 equipment units for capacity gap lost to downtime.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 33.26 equipment units for capacity gap lost to failed tests or rework.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where fabrication cell uptime sits at 88% and the headline result is 393 equipment units, this scenario comes in 12.5% above the baseline at 442 equipment units.
  • Use it during production planning, capacity-versus-demand checks, and when deciding whether a delivery date is achievable on existing equipment. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • usable capacity gap: 442 equipment units (headline result)
  • gross capacity gap: 480 equipment units
  • capacity gap lost to downtime: 4.8 equipment units
  • capacity gap lost to failed tests or rework: 33.26 equipment units

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.