Contract Manufacturing, Job Shop Quoting & Make-to-Order worked example
Quote Review Workload at 61% quoting team utilization target: a worked example
This worked example runs the quote review workload numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 61% quoting team utilization target instead of the typical 85%. Estimate estimating and engineering workload created by incoming RFQs.
The inputs for this scenario
- RFQ review workload demand: 96 hr (held at the documented default)
- Available quoting review capacity: 80 hr (held at the documented default)
- Quoting team utilization target: 61 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 85)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: required quoting review capacity = rfq review workload demand รท quoting team utilization target.
- Total load works out to 7,680 hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Hourly equivalent works out to 126 hr / hr at these inputs.
- Input load works out to 96 hr at these inputs.
- Load factor works out to 80 x at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where quoting team utilization target sits at 85% and the headline result is 7,680 hr, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 7,680 hr.
- Use it for weekly or monthly capacity planning of the estimating function, or when RFQ volume spikes and you need to decide whether to add a reviewer. 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
- Total load: 7,680 hr (headline result)
- Hourly equivalent: 126 hr / hr
- Input load: 96 hr
- Load factor: 80 x
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Quote Review Workload calculator, set quoting team utilization target to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.