Vending, Kiosk & Self-Service Equipment worked example

Demand Ramp Planner at 99% expected line uptime during the ramp: a worked example in vending, kiosk & self-service equipment

What does the result look like when expected line uptime during the ramp reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when demand ramp planner 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

  • Kiosks completed per ramp production cycle: 4 units / cycle (unchanged)
  • Available production cycles across the ramp window: 480 cycles (unchanged)
  • Expected line uptime during the ramp: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)
  • First-pass yield expected during the ramp: 97 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

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

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where expected line uptime during the ramp 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 during the ramp is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It uses single uptime and yield figures for the whole window, so it won't capture the week-over-week climb of a real ramp unless you run it in stages with rising inputs.

Results at a glance

  • Good demand ramp planner capacity: 1,844 units (headline result)
  • Gross demand ramp planner capacity: 1,920 units
  • Demand ramp planner downtime loss: 19.2 units
  • Demand ramp planner yield loss: 57.02 units

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.