Manufacturing Project Portfolio & Capex worked example

Capex Approval Workload at 12% setup, handling, and delay allowance: a worked example

This scenario runs the capex approval workload calculation on the strong side: 12% setup, handling, and delay allowance, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when capex approval workload in manufacturing project portfolio and capex is changing rate or allowance and you want to see the impact.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Capex requests to process: 120 units (unchanged)
  • Approval throughput rate: 12 units / min (unchanged)
  • Setup, handling, and delay allowance: 12 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 10)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Base capex approval workload time = capex approval workload workload รท capex approval workload completion rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11.2 hr for required capex approval workload time, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10 hr for base capex approval workload time.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 % for capex approval workload allowance applied.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 pieces / min for capex approval workload completion rate.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where setup, handling, and delay allowance sits at 10% and the headline result is 11 hr, this scenario comes in 1.82% above the baseline at 11.2 hr.
  • Use it before a budget cycle or capital-call window to confirm the approval team can clear the request volume on time. 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

  • Required capex approval workload time: 11.2 hr (headline result)
  • Base capex approval workload time: 10 hr
  • Capex approval workload allowance applied: 12 %
  • Capex approval workload completion rate: 12 pieces / min

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.