Commercial Vehicle, Bus & Coach Manufacturing worked example

Throughput Gap with actual vehicle throughput achieved of 80 units: a worked example in commercial vehicle, bus & coach manufacturing

This scenario runs the throughput gap calculation on the strong side: actual vehicle throughput achieved of 80 units, with every other input held at its documented default. checking available vehicle throughput against required demand

The inputs for this scenario

  • Actual vehicle throughput achieved: 80 units (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 32)
  • Required vehicle throughput to meet plan: 38 units (unchanged)
  • Throughput basis for the % (required plan): 38 units (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Throughput Gap gap = available vehicle throughput - required vehicle throughput) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 111 % for throughput gap, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 42 value for throughput gap gap.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 80 value for available vehicle throughput.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 38 value for required vehicle throughput.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where actual vehicle throughput achieved sits at 32 units and the headline result is -15.79 %, this scenario comes in 800% above the baseline at 111 %.
  • Use it at the end of each build period to see, in relative terms, how far each line or program is ahead of or behind its production plan. 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

  • throughput gap: 111 % (headline result)
  • throughput gap gap: 42 value
  • available vehicle throughput: 80 value
  • required vehicle throughput: 38 value

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.