Available Capacity
Definition
The actual working time of a capacity in production. If the capacity consists of several individual capacities, the actual working time of an individual capacity is multiplied by the number of individual capacities. You can use a conversion factor to express an available capacity in a different unit (for example, tons). See also: Convert Base Unit of Measurement .
The actual working time in production is also called the operating time .
Use
Available capacities are used in scheduling and capacity requirements planning.
Structure
You always enter an available capacity that refers to a day or a shift.
Enter the following:
Work start and work finish
This is the actual time the work starts and finishes.
Break times
The time that is used for breaks during the working time.
Rate of capacity utilization
The working time remaining after breaks have been subtracted can only be used to a certain percentage rate (for example, due to organizational problems). This percentage rate is called rate of capacity utilization.
Number of individual capacities of which the capacity consists.
The system uses the following formula to calculate the operating time:
Operating Time = (Working Time - Break Times) x Rate of Capacity Utilization / 100%
The following formula is used to calculate available capacity:
Available Capacity = Operating Time x Number of Individual Capacities
The following graphic illustrates these relationships:
Standard Available Capacity
In the simplest case you enter the standard available capacity as the available capacity. The validity period of the standard available capacity is unlimited, which means the same capacity is offered on each workday of the factory calendar.
Version of Available Capacity
If a standard available capacity does not meet your requirements, create a version of available capacity and activate it. It then represents the available capacity (instead of the standard available capacity) for scheduling and capacity requirements planning.