# Capacity Plan Template, Free to Fill In Source: https://nerix.ai/templates/capacity-plan Work out whether you can meet future demand: current use, expected growth, gaps, options and what to decide. ## Fill it in and preview You are signed in. Fill it in your workspace and it is kept as a document you can send, share and have signed. [Open in your workspace](https://app.nerix.ai/documents/templates/capacity-plan) ### Capacity plan **Organisation:** Northfield Foods Ltd **Covers:** Production line 2 (ovens, packing and night shift staff) **Period:** April 2030 to March 2031 **Owner:** Hamza Idrissi, Operations manager **Unit:** Loaves per week ## 1. Current capacity and use Capacity 60,000 loaves a week. Average use 48,000 (80 percent). Peak weeks reach 58,000. ## 2. Expected demand Two new supermarket contracts start in July, adding about 12,000 a week. Christmas peak is 25 percent above normal. ## 3. Forecast | Period | Expected demand | | Q2 | 50,000 | | Q3 | 62,000 | | Q4 | 72,000 | | Q1 | 58,000 | ## 4. Gaps From July, demand is above capacity. At peak the gap is about 12,000 a week. ## 5. Options | Option | Cost | Effect | | Add a night shift | cost 140,000 a year | closes 8,000 of the gap | | Buy a third oven | cost 320,000 once | closes the whole gap from 2031 | | Outsource packing at peaks | cost per week varies | closes 4,000 | ## 6. Recommendation Add a night shift in July and decide on the oven in October ## 7. Risks and assumptions Contracts may start later. Hiring may take 8 weeks. Ingredient supply is assumed stable. ## 8. When to review Review if use stays above 90 percent for 3 weeks, or a contract changes. ## 9. Decision needed from Maria Costa, Managing director Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are. Operations and quality ## What this template is for A capacity plan to match demand with people, equipment or systems: current use, expected growth, gaps, options, costs and decisions. Word or PDF. It is free to fill in online, needs no account, and downloads as a Word document or a PDF. [See all Operations and quality templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/operations-quality) Operations and quality ## What you fill in The form asks for 14 details. The document fills itself in as you type. - ### Organisation or team For example: Northfield Foods Ltd - ### What capacity is planned For example: Production line 2 (ovens, packing and night shift staff) - ### Planning period For example: April 2030 to March 2031 - ### Plan owner For example: Hamza Idrissi, Operations manager - ### Unit of capacity The thing you count: orders, hours, users, units. For example: Loaves per week - ### Current capacity and use Give both the maximum and what you use now. For example: Capacity 60,000 loaves a week. Average use 48,000 (80 percent). Peak weeks reach 58,000. - ### Expected demand Say where the numbers come from. For example: Two new supermarket contracts start in July, adding about 12,000 a week. Christmas peak is 25 percent above normal. - ### Forecast by period One row for each period. For example: Q2 | 50,000 Q3 | 62,000 Q4 | 72,000 Q1 | 58,000 - ### Gaps Where demand will be higher than capacity. For example: From July, demand is above capacity. At peak the gap is about 12,000 a week. - ### Options considered One row for each option. For example: Add a night shift | cost 140,000 a year | closes 8,000 of the gap Buy a third oven | cost 320,000 once | closes the whole gap from 2031 Outsource packing at peaks | cost per week varies | closes 4,000 - ### Recommended option For example: Add a night shift in July and decide on the oven in October - ### Risks and assumptions (optional) optional For example: Contracts may start later. Hiring may take 8 weeks. Ingredient supply is assumed stable. - ### Review triggers What would make you look at this plan again. For example: Review if use stays above 90 percent for 3 weeks, or a contract changes. - ### Decision needed from For example: Maria Costa, Managing director Operations and quality ## What is inside The parts of this document, in order. - 1 1. Current capacity and use - 2 2. Expected demand - 3 3. Forecast - 4 4. Gaps - 5 5. Options - 6 6. Recommendation - 7 7. Risks and assumptions - 8 8. When to review - 9 9. Decision needed from Templates ## How it works - 01 ### Fill in Type your details in the form. The document fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field. - 02 ### Check Read it through. Gaps you have not filled stay marked, so nothing goes out half done. - 03 ### Download Save it as a Word document to edit further, or as a PDF to send or print. ### Make it yours with AI Open it in the chat and ask for changes: shorter, firmer, another situation, another language. [Adapt it with nerix](https://nerix.ai/try?template=capacity-plan) ### Was this template helpful? Operations and quality ## Questions people ask ### What details does this template ask for? The form asks for 14 details, starting with Organisation or team, What capacity is planned, Planning period, Plan owner, Unit of capacity. 1 more are optional. ### Can I download this template as Word or PDF? Yes. When you have filled in the form, save it as a Word document to keep editing, or as a PDF to send or print. It is free and needs no account. ### Is what I type sent anywhere? No. What you type stays in your browser while you fill in the document. 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