Useful example

Process Capacity Calculator

A plain-language example for small-business owners and operations managers. Use it to think about whether an improvement changes total process output, not just one local activity.

Find my process constraint

Example situation

A business wants to know whether it can meet demand with its current staffing and working hours.

Typical model inputs

Flow unit: orders
Demand: 120 orders per week

Capacity signals

Order check

160 per week

Not the current limiting step.

Packing

112 per week

Capacity is below demand.

Dispatch booking

145 per week

Has enough capacity for current demand.

Improvement test

Adding packing capacity closes the current demand gap until another step becomes the next constraint.