Stop Guessing Your Factory’s Capacity.
By Factory Dynamix
Built inside real production systems —
where timelines, cost, and credibility actually matter.
A bottleneck-driven capacity and decision model designed to show what actually limits throughput — before commitments are made.
Early success hides real risk.When a system works at small scale, it creates false confidence.Without real capacity visibility:• Commitments are guesses
• Bottlenecks stay invisible
• Capital is spent in the wrong placesProduction rarely fails loudly at first.
It degrades quietly —
then collapses all at once.
A capacity model that behaves like a factory.This isn’t a simulation.
And it isn’t academic.It’s a decision framework built to reflect how real production systems:• constraints emerge
• recovery isn’t linear
• scale exposes weaknessInstead of asking,
“What should our capacity be?”It forces the harder questions:• What limits us first
• What actually increases throughput
• What only makes the spreadsheet feel betterOnce the constraint is visible,
decisions stop being opinions.
This model comes from real production systems —
scaling, recovery, and repeated failure patterns seen across factories.Most breakdowns weren’t caused by effort or intent,
but by missing a foundational view of how capacity actually behaves.This tool exists to make that understanding visible —
early, clearly, and without debate.
Because physics beats debate.Throughput isn’t a vote.
It’s dictated by the slowest step — always.This model is designed around how production actually fails:• Constraints shift quietly
• Yield fixes create new bottlenecks
• Headcount gets added where it doesn’t increase throughputThe system exposes the truth —
whether it’s convenient or not.
In practice, teams use this model to:• Sanity-check rate commitments before they’re promised
• Identify the real bottleneck before adding headcount or equipment
• Test recovery plans when a line falls behindNot a planning exercise —
a decision filter.
Not just a spreadsheet — a production decision system.
Each section is designed to mirror how real factories behave as they scale.
| 📈 Demand & Operating Assumptions | Defines what the system is being asked to do. |
| 📊 Downtime & Reality Losses | Makes downtime and losses visible |
| 🧮 Process Flow Definition | If it exists on the floor, it exists in the model. |
| 🔗 Constraint Results | The bottleneck is exposed. |
| 👷 Headcount & Shifts | Staffing decisions tied to throughput. |
| 🔁 Line Balancing | Balance follows the bottleneck |
| 🧭 Scenario Planning | Change inputs. See consequences. |
| 💰 Executive Summary | Decisions, ready to use. |
| 📄 Quick-Start PDF | One-page guide, ~30 minutes to productive. |
For people who are accountable for production outcomes.You’ll get the most value if you’re:• Scaling from prototype to real production
• Seeing demand outpace what the system has proven
• Responsible for rate, cost, or delivery commitmentsThis is also for founders and early teams who’ve found traction — and want to avoid learning capacity the hard way.It won’t validate assumptions.
It will challenge them.
Whether you’re:• Launching a new product
• Scaling faster than your process was designed for
• Recovering a struggling line
• Preparing for leadership or investor commitmentsThis model gives you clarity before money, people, and credibility are on the line — not after.
Less than the cost of one bad production decision.
No subscription • No lock-in • Fully editable Excel
Built from real production systems
No macros, no hidden logic — fully transparent
Useful on day one, scalable over time
If this doesn’t help you see your system more clearly within 30 days, I’ll refund it. No questions asked.
Q: Why Excel? Because production decisions require transparency, auditability, and trust — not black boxes or subscriptions.
Q: Do I need an industrial engineering background? No. If you understand process steps, cycle time, yield, and headcount, you can use this model.
Q: Is this a simulation? No. It’s deterministic and constraint-based — fast, explainable, and built for real decisions, not academic analysis.
Q: What kinds of production systems does this work for? Hardware, manufacturing, and assembly systems where yield, downtime, and bottlenecks matter — especially during scale.
Q: Can I customize it for my own process? Yes. Everything is fully editable with no hidden logic or locked formulas.
Q: What happens after I buy? You get instant access to the Excel model and the quick-start PDF. No onboarding, no sales calls, no lock-in.
If the model is useful and you want a second set of experienced eyes, there’s an option to work together.No retainers.
No long-term contracts.
Just practical help when it matters.
Built by Factory Dynamix.
Production systems, grounded in reality.
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