Industrial Enzymes & Bio-Ingredients worked example

Capacity Gap at 97% expected production uptime: a worked example in industrial enzymes & bio-ingredients

This scenario runs the capacity gap calculation on the strong side: 97% expected production uptime, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when checking whether fermentation, downstream, drying, or packaging capacity can cover forecast demand.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Output per production cycle: 1,100 kg / cycle (unchanged)
  • Available production cycles: 22 cycles (unchanged)
  • Expected production uptime: 97 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 84)
  • Expected accepted yield: 92 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross production capacity = output per production cycle × available production cycles) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 21,596 units for accepted production capacity, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 24,200 units for gross production capacity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 726 units for production uptime loss.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,878 units for accepted yield loss.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where expected production uptime sits at 84% and the headline result is 18,702 units, this scenario comes in 15.48% above the baseline at 21,596 units.
  • Use it during annual capacity planning, before accepting a large new contract, or when deciding whether to add a fermenter, a shift, or external tolling. 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

  • Accepted production capacity: 21,596 units (headline result)
  • Gross production capacity: 24,200 units
  • Production uptime loss: 726 units
  • Accepted yield loss: 1,878 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.