Industrial Equipment, Machinery & Capital Goods worked example

Build Schedule Capacity at 99% expected shop uptime: a worked example

This scenario runs the build schedule capacity calculation on the strong side: 99% expected shop uptime, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when checking whether the shop can complete the planned machine build schedule in the next week, month, or quarter.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Machines completed per build slot: 1 machines / slot (unchanged)
  • Available build slots: 28 slots (unchanged)
  • Expected shop uptime: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 86)
  • First-pass build yield: 92 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross build schedule capacity = machines completed per build slot × available build slots) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 25.5 units for accepted build schedule capacity, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 28 units for gross build schedule capacity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.28 units for shop availability loss.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2.22 units for first-pass build yield loss.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where expected shop uptime sits at 86% and the headline result is 22.15 units, this scenario comes in 15.12% above the baseline at 25.5 units.
  • Use it when committing delivery dates, sizing a build program, or stress-testing whether the schedule can meet demand. 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 build schedule capacity: 25.5 units (headline result)
  • Gross build schedule capacity: 28 units
  • Shop availability loss: 0.28 units
  • First-pass build yield loss: 2.22 units

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.