Forklifts, Lift Equipment & Material Handling Vehicles worked example

Throughput Gap with actual achievable throughput of 9 units / hr: a worked example in forklifts, lift equipment & material handling vehicles

This worked example runs the throughput gap numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: actual achievable throughput of 9 units / hr instead of the typical 18 units / hr. Compare available material-handling, assembly, test, service, or rental-prep throughput with required throughput.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Actual achievable throughput: 9 units / hr (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 18)
  • Required throughput to hit plan: 22 units / hr (held at the documented default)
  • Reference rate for percentage: 22 units / hr (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Throughput Gap gap = available throughput - required throughput.
  • Throughput Gap gap works out to -13 units / hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Throughput Gap margin works out to -59.09 % at these inputs.
  • Available throughput works out to 9 value at these inputs.
  • Required throughput works out to 22 value at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where actual achievable throughput sits at 18 units / hr and the headline result is -4 units / hr, this scenario comes in 225% below the baseline at -13 units / hr.
  • Use it during shift planning, bottleneck analysis, or when committing to a delivery date that depends on a given hourly rate. 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

  • Throughput Gap gap: -13 units / hr (headline result)
  • Throughput Gap margin: -59.09 %
  • Available throughput: 9 value
  • Required throughput: 22 value

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Throughput Gap calculator, set actual achievable throughput to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.