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Production capacity plan

Compare required production hours with available line hours for orders using an entered cycle time.

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Production capacity plan
Example data — replace the blue input cells with your own.
Compare required production hours with available line hours for orders using an entered cycle time.
Populated records3
Total required hours85.0000
60 record rows. Blue cells are inputs; dark cells calculate.
Order / lineUnitsMinutes per unitAvailable hoursRequired hoursUtilizationSpare hours
Order A / line 16003.000040.000030.000075.0%10
Order B / line 25005.000040.000041.6667104.2%-2
Order C / line 32004.000024.000013.333355.6%11

Showing the first 16 of 72 rows and 7 of 7 columns. Cells with formulas show the formula on hover.

What does this template do?

Compare required production hours with available line hours for orders using an entered cycle time.

Required hours equals units times cycle minutes divided by sixty. Utilization divides required hours by available hours; the capacity gap is available hours less required hours.

Cycle times must include the losses you want modeled. Setups, changeovers, scrap, parallel machines, and shifts are not inferred automatically.

The working tab keeps editable inputs separate from formulas, with room for 60 records. The Notes tab explains the method and how to extend the range. All example records are fictional and can be replaced. Download a workbook format to retain formulas, or CSV when you need calculated values only.

What’s inside

  • Required hours equals units times cycle minutes divided by sixty. Utilization divides required hours by available hours; the capacity gap is available hours less required hours.
  • 60 prepared record rows with blank-row guards
  • Blue input cells, typed dates and numbers, and frozen column headers
  • Notes with the method, assumptions, and range-extension instructions

Which tabs does the workbook have?

TabWhat it holds
WorksheetCompare required production hours with available line hours for orders using an entered cycle time.
NotesHow to use the workbook, formula method, assumptions, and file format limits.

What formulas does this template use?

This template holds 182 formulas in 225 cells across 2 tabs, so 81% of its cells calculate. They use 5 distinct functions; the longest formula is 106 characters.

FunctionUsesWhat it does
IF421one result when a test is true, another when false
COUNT180counts numeric cells
COUNTIF2counts cells meeting one condition
COUNTA1counts non-empty cells
SUM1adds numbers

Counted from the workbook itself. Only functions that Excel, LibreOffice Calc, Google Sheets and Apple Numbers evaluate the same way are used, so the formulas survive every download format.

How do you use it?

  1. Replace the fictional records in blue cells with your own data. Keep the dark formula cells.
  2. Use the units stated in the column headers and keep each record on one row.
  3. Read the calculated columns and inspect the results before using them. Clear unused input rows; keep their formulas.
  4. The prepared range holds 60 records in rows 11–70. Extend formulas and summary ranges together if you add more rows.

What is it good for?

  • Compare required production hours with available line hours for orders using an entered cycle time
  • Replacing the labeled fictional records with your own figures
  • Checking a calculation before adapting it to a larger workbook

Questions about this sheet

How is the result calculated?

Required hours equals units times cycle minutes divided by sixty. Utilization divides required hours by available hours; the capacity gap is available hours less required hours.

What assumptions should I check?

Cycle times must include the losses you want modeled. Setups, changeovers, scrap, parallel machines, and shifts are not inferred automatically.

Can I add more than 60 records?

Yes. Copy the formula columns into new rows and extend every summary range to include them. Keep inputs and formulas in their original columns.

Are the example records real?

No. All example data is fictional and intended to demonstrate the formulas. Replace it before using the workbook for your own work.