ERP & MRP Planning worked example

Finite Schedule Utilization at 63% target finite utilization: a worked example

This worked example runs the finite schedule utilization numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 63% target finite utilization instead of the typical 88%. Calculate finite schedule utilization from loaded operation hours and finite available capacity hours.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Loaded finite schedule hours: 390 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Finite available capacity hours: 430 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Target finite utilization: 63 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 88)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Finite schedule utilization = loaded finite schedule hours ÷ finite available capacity hours × 100.
  • Finite schedule utilization works out to 90.7 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gap to finite utilization target works out to -27.7 points at these inputs.
  • Loaded finite schedule hours works out to 390 hr at these inputs.
  • Finite available capacity hours works out to 430 hr at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target finite utilization sits at 88% and the headline result is 90.7 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 90.7 %.
  • Use it when reviewing a finite or APS schedule to decide whether a work center can absorb more orders, needs overtime, or should offload jobs to alternate resources. 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

  • Finite schedule utilization: 90.7 % (headline result)
  • Gap to finite utilization target: -27.7 points
  • Loaded finite schedule hours: 390 hr
  • Finite available capacity hours: 430 hr

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Finite Schedule Utilization calculator, set target finite utilization to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.