S&OP, Demand Planning & Forecasting worked example

Supply Review Capacity Gap at 12% setup, handling, and delay allowance: a worked example

This scenario runs the supply review capacity gap calculation on the strong side: 12% setup, handling, and delay allowance, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when supply review capacity gap in s and op, demand planning and forecasting is changing rate or allowance and you want to see the impact.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Supply plan lines to review: 120 units (unchanged)
  • Supply lines reviewed per minute: 12 units / min (unchanged)
  • Setup, handling, and delay allowance: 12 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 10)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Base supply review capacity gap time = supply review capacity gap workload รท supply review capacity gap completion rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11.2 hr for required supply review capacity gap time, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10 hr for base supply review capacity gap time.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 % for supply review capacity gap allowance applied.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 pieces / min for supply review capacity gap completion rate.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where setup, handling, and delay allowance sits at 10% and the headline result is 11 hr, this scenario comes in 1.82% above the baseline at 11.2 hr.
  • Use it when scheduling the supply review, testing whether headcount can absorb added resources or constraints, or scoping tools that speed constraint checking. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Required supply review capacity gap time: 11.2 hr (headline result)
  • Base supply review capacity gap time: 10 hr
  • Supply review capacity gap allowance applied: 12 %
  • Supply review capacity gap completion rate: 12 pieces / min

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.