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Capacity analysis is the process of modeling the capacity of infrastructure, facilities, processes, services and machines. Capacity is the maximum output of an item based on its design or constraints such as available resources. The following are illustrative examples.
Production LineModeling the throughput of a production line. This may involve modeling the entire process with estimates for the throughput of each workstation, machine and operation to identify capacity limits. ProcessesAnalysis of the effective capacity of a business process. This may consider different levels of inputs such as labor. For example, modeling the calls per hour that can be handled by a call center for different staffing configurations.
FacilitiesCalculating the design capacity of a facility such as the number of computing units that can be fit into a data center based on a proposed architecture for the building.Modeling the throughput of infrastructure. For example, simulator software that is used to calculate the capacity of a rail network to validate service schedules.
The capacity of information technology may be modeled with performance testing. For a software platform, this may be based on the maximum concurrent users that can be supported while achieving service level objectives such as a response time target.|
Type | | Definition | The process of modeling the maximum output of an element based on its design and constraints. | Related Concepts | |
Capacity Planning
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A guide to capacity planning.
An overview of capacity management.
A definition of production capacity with examples.
The common types of capacity.
A definition of design capacity with examples.
A definition of effective capacity with examples.
A definition of capacity utilization with example calculations.
An overview of different types of plans with full examples.
An overview of planning with examples.
An overview of capacity management.
A definition of business capacity with examples.
The common types of capacity strategy.
A definition of capacity constraint with examples.
A definition of service capacity with examples.
A definition of concurrent user with examples.
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