Demand and Utilization

Demand Within Capacity

When demand is below the bottleneck, output follows demand exactly.

highlighted = computed this step

Demand

Demand is 3 units per hour, below the line capacity.

demand=3\text{demand}=3
demand within capacityDemand enters the line; output is capped by demand or bottleneck capacity.demand within capacitydemand 3/houroutput 3/hourunmet 0/hourPrepcapacity 6/hutil 1/2Packcapacity 4/hutil 3/4bottleneckShipcapacity 8/hutil 3/8

Feasible output

The process can output 3 units per hour, so all demand is feasible.

output=3\text{output}=3
demand within capacityDemand enters the line; output is capped by demand or bottleneck capacity.demand within capacitydemand 3/houroutput 3/hourunmet 0/hourPrepcapacity 6/hutil 1/2Packcapacity 4/hutil 3/4bottleneckShipcapacity 8/hutil 3/8

No unmet demand

Unmet demand is 0 units per hour.

unmet=0\text{unmet}=0
demand within capacityDemand enters the line; output is capped by demand or bottleneck capacity.demand within capacitydemand 3/houroutput 3/hourunmet 0/hourPrepcapacity 6/hutil 1/2Packcapacity 4/hutil 3/4bottleneckShipcapacity 8/hutil 3/8

Utilization snapshot

The utilizations are Prep 1/2, Pack 3/4, and Ship 3/8.

utilizations are exact fractions\text{utilizations are exact fractions}
demand within capacityDemand enters the line; output is capped by demand or bottleneck capacity.demand within capacitydemand 3/houroutput 3/hourunmet 0/hourPrepcapacity 6/hutil 1/2Packcapacity 4/hutil 3/4bottleneckShipcapacity 8/hutil 3/8