Commercial Kitchen Equipment worked example

Capacity Gap at 63% fabrication cell uptime: a worked example in commercial kitchen equipment

This worked example runs the capacity gap numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 63% fabrication cell uptime instead of the typical 88%. Estimate usable production capacity for commercial kitchen equipment and compare it with committed order demand.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Equipment output per production cycle: 4 units / cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Planned production cycles: 120 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Fabrication cell uptime: 63 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 88)
  • First-pass production yield: 93 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross capacity gap = equipment output per production cycle × planned production cycles.
  • usable capacity gap works out to 281 equipment units at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • gross capacity gap works out to 480 equipment units at these inputs.
  • capacity gap lost to downtime works out to 178 equipment units at these inputs.
  • capacity gap lost to failed tests or rework works out to 21.17 equipment units at these inputs.

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 28.41% below the baseline at 281 equipment units.
  • Use it during production planning, capacity-versus-demand checks, and when deciding whether a delivery date is achievable on existing equipment. 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

  • usable capacity gap: 281 equipment units (headline result)
  • gross capacity gap: 480 equipment units
  • capacity gap lost to downtime: 178 equipment units
  • capacity gap lost to failed tests or rework: 21.17 equipment units

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Capacity Gap calculator, set fabrication cell uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.