Gaming & Entertainment Hardware worked example

Capacity Gap at 98% line and test-cell availability: a worked example in gaming & entertainment hardware

This scenario runs the capacity gap calculation on the strong side: 98% line and test-cell availability, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when assembly, test, firmware flashing, burn-in, packaging, or final QA must support a controller, cabinet, headset, display, VR module, or AV device demand plan.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Hardware units completed per production cycle: 18 units / cycle (unchanged)
  • Production cycles available in the period: 40 cycles (unchanged)
  • Line and test-cell availability: 98 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 85)
  • Functional-test first-pass yield: 93 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross capacity gap = hardware units completed per cycle × available production cycles) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 656 units for good capacity gap, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 720 units for gross capacity gap.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 14.4 units for capacity gap uptime loss.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 49.39 units for capacity gap yield or rework loss.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where line and test-cell availability sits at 85% and the headline result is 569 units, this scenario comes in 15.29% above the baseline at 656 units.
  • Use it during capacity planning and order-acceptance to confirm a line can deliver a committed quantity in the available cycles. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Good capacity gap: 656 units (headline result)
  • Gross capacity gap: 720 units
  • Capacity Gap uptime loss: 14.4 units
  • Capacity Gap yield or rework loss: 49.39 units

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.