OEE & Factory Performance worked example

Throughput Gap with demonstrated capacity of 63 units / hr: a worked example in oee & factory performance

This worked example runs the throughput gap numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: demonstrated capacity of 63 units / hr instead of the typical 125 units / hr. Calculate throughput gap between required and actual output.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Demonstrated capacity: 63 units / hr (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 125)
  • Actual throughput: 100 units / hr (held at the documented default)
  • Reference capacity: 100 units / hr (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Margin = gain or available amount - cost or required amount.
  • Throughput gap margin works out to -37 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Throughput gap amount gap works out to -37 value at these inputs.
  • Available throughput gap amount works out to 63 value at these inputs.
  • Required throughput gap amount works out to 100 value at these inputs.

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 248% below the baseline at -37 %.
  • Use it during weekly capacity planning or when quoting a new order to check whether existing throughput can absorb the load. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Throughput gap margin: -37 % (headline result)
  • Throughput gap amount gap: -37 value
  • Available throughput gap amount: 63 value
  • Required throughput gap amount: 100 value

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Throughput Gap calculator, set demonstrated capacity to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.