Load, Capacity, and Slack

Required Load

Required load is the rough-cut capacity demand implied by the schedule.

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Multiply to Load

Required load is scheduled units times standard hours per unit.

load=schedule×standard hours per unit\text{load} = \text{schedule}\times\text{standard hours per unit}
Required loadThe table multiplies schedule by standard hours per unit.required loadschedulestd hours/unitloadbase40280

Required Load

Required load is 80 hours.

40×2=8040\times2 = 80
Required loadThe table multiplies schedule by standard hours per unit.required loadschedulestd hours/unitloadbase40280