Capacity
ability of a system to perform its expected function or ability of a worker, machine, work center, or organization to produce output per time period
Note 1 to entry: Capacity required represents the system capacity needed to make a given product mix (assuming technology, product specification, etc.). As a planning function, both capacity available and capacity required can be measured in the short term (capacity requirements plan), intermediate term (rough-cut capacity plan), and long term (resource requirements plan). Capacity control is the execution through the I/O control report of the short-term plan.
Note 2 to entry: Capacity can be classified as budgeted, dedicated, demonstrated, productive, protective, rated, safety, standing or theoretical.
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