OEE & Factory Performance worked example

Throughput Gap with demonstrated capacity of 310 units / hr: a worked example in oee & factory performance

What does the result look like when demonstrated capacity reaches 310 units / hr? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when throughput gap in oee and factory performance needs a clean margin number for a oee and factory performance go / no-go review.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Demonstrated capacity: 310 units / hr (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 125)
  • Actual throughput: 100 units / hr (unchanged)
  • Reference capacity: 100 units / hr (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Margin = gain or available amount - cost or required amount) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 210 % for throughput gap margin, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 210 value for throughput gap amount gap.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 310 value for available throughput gap amount.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 100 value for required throughput gap amount.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where demonstrated capacity sits at 125 units / hr and the headline result is 25 %, this scenario comes in 740% above the baseline at 210 %.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when demonstrated capacity is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It compares steady-state numbers and ignores variability, so a positive average gap can still mask short-term shortfalls during demand spikes.

Results at a glance

  • Throughput gap margin: 210 % (headline result)
  • Throughput gap amount gap: 210 value
  • Available throughput gap amount: 310 value
  • Required throughput gap amount: 100 value

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.