S&OP, Demand Planning & Forecasting worked example

S&OP Meeting Load at 7.2% setup, discussion and delay allowance: a worked example

This worked example runs the s&op meeting load numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 7.2% setup, discussion and delay allowance instead of the typical 10%. Estimate s&op meeting load for sandop, demand planning and forecasting using production-ready inputs so teams can plan labor hours, schedule the work, or check whether the job fits the available shift time.

The inputs for this scenario

  • S&OP prep items to work through (agenda/exceptions): 120 units (held at the documented default)
  • Items cleared per minute of working time: 12 units / min (held at the documented default)
  • Setup, discussion and delay allowance: 7.2 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 10)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Base s&op meeting load time = s&op meeting load workload รท s&op meeting load completion rate.
  • Required s&op meeting load time works out to 10.72 hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Base s&op meeting load time works out to 10 hr at these inputs.
  • S&op meeting load allowance applied works out to 7.2 % at these inputs.
  • S&op meeting load completion rate works out to 12 pieces / min at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where setup, discussion and delay allowance sits at 10% and the headline result is 11 hr, this scenario comes in 2.55% below the baseline at 10.72 hr.
  • Use it when scoping the effort for an S&OP cycle step - demand review prep, exception clearing, or reconciliation - so you can plan staffing and calendar time realistically. 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

  • Required s&op meeting load time: 10.72 hr (headline result)
  • Base s&op meeting load time: 10 hr
  • S&op meeting load allowance applied: 7.2 %
  • S&op meeting load completion rate: 12 pieces / min

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live S&OP Meeting Load calculator, set setup, discussion and delay allowance to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.