ERP & MRP Planning worked example

Demand Capacity Match with available production capacity of 4,800 units: a worked example

Suppose available production capacity falls to 4,800 units. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Calculate capacity coverage by comparing available production capacity with demand.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Available production capacity: 4,800 units (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 9,600)
  • Demand quantity to cover: 10,000 units (held at the documented default)
  • Percent conversion factor: 100 x (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Demand-capacity coverage = available production capacity ÷ demand quantity × percent conversion factor.
  • Demand-capacity coverage works out to 48 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Capacity-to-demand ratio works out to 0.48 ratio at these inputs.
  • Percent conversion factor works out to 100 x at these inputs.
  • Demand quantity to cover works out to 10,000 units at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where available production capacity sits at 9,600 units and the headline result is 96 %, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 48 %.
  • It computes available production capacity divided by demand quantity, scaled by a conversion factor, to show the percent of demand that capacity can cover. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Demand-capacity coverage: 48 % (headline result)
  • Capacity-to-demand ratio: 0.48 ratio
  • Percent conversion factor: 100 x
  • Demand quantity to cover: 10,000 units

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Demand Capacity Match calculator, set available production capacity to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.