Reshoring & Tariff Strategy worked example

Nearshore Capacity Gap at 99% expected nearshore capacity gap uptime: a worked example

What does the result look like when expected nearshore capacity gap uptime reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when nearshore capacity gap in reshoring and tariff strategy is being asked to take on more work and you need to know if there is room.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Nearshore capacity gap output per cycle: 4 units / cycle (unchanged)
  • Available nearshore capacity gap cycles: 480 cycles (unchanged)
  • Expected nearshore capacity gap uptime: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)
  • Expected nearshore capacity gap first-pass yield: 97 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross nearshore capacity gap capacity = nearshore capacity gap output per cycle × available nearshore capacity gap cycles) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,844 units for good nearshore capacity gap capacity, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,920 units for gross nearshore capacity gap capacity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 19.2 units for nearshore capacity gap downtime loss.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 57.02 units for nearshore capacity gap yield loss.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where expected nearshore capacity gap uptime sits at 90% and the headline result is 1,676 units, this scenario comes in 10% above the baseline at 1,844 units.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when expected nearshore capacity gap uptime is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It treats uptime and first-pass yield as flat constants for the whole horizon, so it overstates output during ramp-up when a new line's yield and availability are still climbing.

Results at a glance

  • Good nearshore capacity gap capacity: 1,844 units (headline result)
  • Gross nearshore capacity gap capacity: 1,920 units
  • Nearshore capacity gap downtime loss: 19.2 units
  • Nearshore capacity gap yield loss: 57.02 units

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.