Capacity Assessment

Method 1
From pretrial runs and surrogate process data, determine the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (O.E.E.).
Determine the Theoretical Production Capacity based upon planned cycle time and planned uptime for the
process. The actual number of pieces available for shipment per day is the product of the Theoretical Production
Capacity and the O.E.E.. Can the DPV requirements be supported?

Theoretical = Planned Uptime (Hours) X Planned Cycle Time (Parts) X 60 (Minutes)

Production (Day) (Minute) (Hour)
Capacity

Theoretical = ________________________ X __________ X 60 = _________ (Parts)

Production (Day)
Capacity

Parts Available = Theoretical X O.E.E.

for Shipment Production
Capacity

Parts Available = ___________ X ______ = _________ (Parts)

for Shipment (Day)

Method 2
If the O.E.E. cannot be determined, then an estimate of process capacity can be developed through a trial run.
This is accomplished simply by running the process for a sufficient length of time (usually a minimum 4 hours).
The actual number of parts available for shipment per day is the product of Good Parts/Hour and the Estimated
Uptime. Can the DPV requirements be supported?

Parts Available = Good Parts (Parts)

for Shipment Produced Estimated Uptime (Hours)
X (Day)
Length of (Hours)
Pretrial Run

Parts Available =
for Shipment X ________________ = _________ (Parts)
(Day)

Where Estimated Uptime includes estimates of unplanned downtime , changeover time, operator breaks,
etc..

Required Operating Time per Day

If the O.E.E is known, then the number of hours per day that the process must be run in order to satisfy the DPV
requirements can be determined:

Required Operating (Hours) = DPV (Parts)

Time (Day)
Planned (Parts) X O.E.E
Cycle Time (Hour)

Required Operating (Hours) = = _________ (Hours)

Time (Day) (Day)
_________________ X _______

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