What-If and Scope

What-If Output

A higher-output what-if is recomputed exactly from the same capacity inputs.

highlighted = computed this step

Higher Output

The what-if actual output is 90 units per period.

what-if actual output=90\text{what-if actual output}=90
Capacity snapshotThe same chart shows the base snapshot and the higher-output what-if.what-if capacity snapshotutilization 2/3; efficiency 4/5; cushion 1/5measurevaluemeaningdesign capacity120maximum snapshot rateeffective capacity100usable snapshot rateactual output80observed outputdesign gap20design minus effectivecapacity cushion1/5unused effective sharedesigndesign 120effectiveeffective 100actualactual 80what-if actualwhat-if actual 90what-if utilization 3/4; efficiency 9/10; cushion 1/10

Recompute Ratios

The what-if utilization is 3/4, efficiency is 9/10, and cushion is 1/10.

recompute from the new output\text{recompute from the new output}
What-if outputThe what-if recomputes every ratio at the higher output.what-if capacity metricsvalueactual output90utilization3/4efficiency9/10capacity cushion1/10

Interpretation

Higher output uses more effective capacity, so the cushion becomes smaller.

higher output leaves less cushion\text{higher output leaves less cushion}
Capacity snapshotThe same chart shows the base snapshot and the higher-output what-if.what-if capacity snapshotutilization 2/3; efficiency 4/5; cushion 1/5measurevaluemeaningdesign capacity120maximum snapshot rateeffective capacity100usable snapshot rateactual output80observed outputdesign gap20design minus effectivecapacity cushion1/5unused effective sharedesigndesign 120effectiveeffective 100actualactual 80what-if actualwhat-if actual 90what-if utilization 3/4; efficiency 9/10; cushion 1/10