📦 RETURNS FC — CAPACITY FLOW BALANCER

Plug-and-Play Capacity Calculator & Flow Balancer  |  All calculations update in real-time
Input Cell Calculated Status
🔵 CLEAN DECANT — UPSTREAM SORTATION
Line Headcount Rate (UPH) Hourly Output
Line 1 340
Line 2 340
TOTAL 8 680
Blended Rate: 85.0 UPH/person
🟢 SPEC 05 GRADERS — DOWNSTREAM
Area Headcount Rate (UPH) Hourly Capacity
Spec 05 Graders 360
TOTAL 8 360
Spec 05 processes all units flowing from Clean Decant
🟣 FLOW BALANCE — CLEAN DECANT vs SPEC 05 GRADERS
CD Output (units/hr)
680
Spec 05 Capacity (units/hr)
360
Surplus / Deficit
+320
Combined HC
16
CD
Spec 05
CLEAN DECANT OVERPRODUCING
🟠 INVENTORY — CAGE TRACKER
1 Cage = 12 Totes × 10 Units = 120 Units/Cage
Drop Zone # Cages Units % of Total
Line 1 RIV Drop Zone 1,200 55.6%
Line 4/5 Inject Drop Zone 960 44.4%
TOTAL INVENTORY 18 2,160

Target Cages Remaining (EOS) 360 units
UNITS TO PROCESS 15 cages 1,800 units
🔴 SHIFT TIME CALCULATOR
Shift Start 7:30 AM Shift End 6:00 PM
Break 1 11:00 – 11:30 AM Break 2 3:00 – 3:30 PM
Total Shift 10.5 hrs Total Productive 9.5 hrs

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Auto-updates every minute (Central Time — America/Chicago)
Time to Shift End
8.00 hrs
Remaining Breaks
1.00 hrs
Productive Hours Left
7.00 hrs
📈 HEADCOUNT ADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
Based on remaining inventory, productive hours left, and current staffing — recommendations to clear target units and maintain flow balance
Units to Process
1,800
Productive Hrs Left
7.00
Required Throughput
258 u/hr
Current CD Output
680
Current Spec 05
360

Area Current HC Rate Current Output Rec. HC Rec. Output HC Change Action
Clean Decant 8 85.0 680 4 340 -4 REMOVE 4 HC
Spec 05 Graders 8 45 360 8 360 0 NO CHANGE
✅ PROJECTED SHIFT OUTCOME (If Recommendations Applied)
Rec. CD Output (u/hr)
340
Rec. Spec 05 Cap (u/hr)
360
Flow Balance (u/hr delta)
-20
Projected Units Produced
2,380
Units to Process Target
1,800
Surplus / Shortfall
+580
🕑 HOURLY FLOW PROJECTION TABLE (Next 10 Hours from Current Time)
Hour # Clock Time Status CD Cumulative Spec 05 Cumulative Cumul. Delta Cages Remaining Progress