Vending, Kiosk & Self-Service Equipment worked example

Capacity Gap at 99% expected line uptime on the kiosk build cell: a worked example in vending, kiosk & self-service equipment

What does the result look like when expected line uptime on the kiosk build cell reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when capacity gap in vending, kiosk and self-service equipment is being asked to take on more work and you need to know if there is room.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Kiosk units assembled per production cycle: 4 units / cycle (unchanged)
  • Available assembly cycles in the plan window: 480 cycles (unchanged)
  • Expected line uptime on the kiosk build cell: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)
  • First-pass yield at kiosk final functional test: 97 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

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

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where expected line uptime on the kiosk build cell 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 line uptime on the kiosk build cell is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It treats uptime and first-pass yield as flat averages, so it will over-promise on new kiosk variants during ramp when yield is still climbing and unplanned downtime is high.

Results at a glance

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

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.