Gaming & Entertainment Hardware worked example

Demand Ramp Planner at 90% ramp line availability: a worked example in gaming & entertainment hardware

Push ramp line availability up to 90% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when launch demand is rising and teams need to check whether staffed cycles, tester uptime, firmware load, burn-in, packaging, and yield can keep pace.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Ramp units completed per cycle: 24 units / cycle (unchanged)
  • Ramp cycles available before launch: 55 cycles (unchanged)
  • Ramp line availability: 90 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 78)
  • Ramp-stage first-pass yield: 90 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross demand ramp capacity = ramp units completed per cycle × available ramp cycles) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,069 units for good demand ramp capacity, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,320 units for gross demand ramp capacity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 132 units for demand ramp planner uptime loss.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 119 units for demand ramp planner yield or rework loss.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where ramp line availability sits at 78% and the headline result is 927 units, this scenario comes in 15.38% above the baseline at 1,069 units.
  • It computes good ramp output by multiplying per-cycle output by available ramp cycles, then derating by ramp-stage availability and first-pass yield. 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

  • Good demand ramp capacity: 1,069 units (headline result)
  • Gross demand ramp capacity: 1,320 units
  • Demand Ramp Planner uptime loss: 132 units
  • Demand Ramp Planner yield or rework loss: 119 units

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.