Dental, Orthodontic & Prosthetics Manufacturing worked example

Lab Capacity Forecast at 99% expected lab uptime: a worked example

Push expected lab uptime up to 99% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when lab capacity forecast in dental, orthodontic and prosthetics manufacturing is being asked to take on more work and you need to know if there is room.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Cases completed per production cycle: 4 cases / cycle (unchanged)
  • Available lab production cycles: 480 cycles (unchanged)
  • Expected lab uptime: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)
  • First-pass release yield: 97 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross lab output capacity = cases completed per production cycle × available lab production cycles) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,844 units for forecast releasable lab output, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,920 units for gross lab output capacity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 19.2 units for lab uptime capacity loss.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 57.02 units for rework and remake yield loss.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where expected lab uptime sits at 90% and the headline result is 1,676 units, this scenario comes in 10% above the baseline at 1,844 units.
  • It multiplies cases per cycle by available cycles for gross capacity, then discounts by expected uptime and first-pass release yield to give forecast releasable output. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Forecast releasable lab output: 1,844 units (headline result)
  • Gross lab output capacity: 1,920 units
  • Lab uptime capacity loss: 19.2 units
  • Rework and remake yield loss: 57.02 units

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.