Pump, Compressor & Rotating Equipment Assembly worked example

Throughput Gap with available assembly throughput of 63 units: a worked example in pump, compressor & rotating equipment assembly

Suppose available assembly throughput falls to 63 units. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Throughput Gap measures how much spare capacity your pump and compressor assembly line has above the build rate the schedule demands — or how far short it falls.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Available assembly throughput: 63 units (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 125)
  • Required throughput to meet schedule: 100 units (held at the documented default)
  • Reference throughput for percentage: 100 units (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

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

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where available assembly throughput sits at 125 units and the headline result is 25 units / hr, this scenario comes in 248% below the baseline at -37 units / hr.
  • It computes the margin between available throughput and required throughput, both as an absolute unit rate and as a percentage of a reference throughput. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Absolute margin: -37 units / hr (headline result)
  • Margin: -37 %
  • Available amount: 63 value
  • Required amount: 100 value

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.