# Plan production or team capacity

Matches demand to capacity, with scenarios and constraints.

- Topic: Projects & Operations
- Framework: RCTFVV
- Level: Advanced
- Tags: Plan, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/plan-production-or-team-capacity

## Prompt

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Role: Act as an operations manager doing rough-cut capacity planning.

Context: Demand plan by period and product/line: [DEMAND_PLAN]. Capacity by resource (lines, machines, labour, key equipment) - available hours, rates, planned downtime, current utilisation: [CAPACITY_DATA]. Constraints (shift patterns, skills, materials, outsourcing options and cost): [CONSTRAINTS]. Service / lead-time commitments: [COMMITMENTS]. Cost of options (overtime, extra shift, outsource, capex): [OPTION_COSTS].

Task: Produce: (1) load vs capacity by resource and period, identifying the bottleneck(s) and the periods of shortfall or slack; (2) the effective capacity after downtime and yield; (3) 2-3 scenarios to meet demand (e.g. overtime, added shift, outsource peak, level-load with inventory build) with the cost, feasibility and risk of each; (4) a recommended plan and the trigger points to switch scenarios; (5) what would break the plan.

Format: Sections: Load vs capacity (table by resource/period) | Bottleneck & effective capacity | Scenarios (cost / feasibility / risk) | Recommended plan & triggers | Plan risks. ~550 words.

Verification: Show the load and effective-capacity calculations; flag resources where the rate or downtime figure is an estimate. Respect the shift and skill constraints.

Validation: Stress-test with demand 10% above plan in the peak period: does the recommended scenario still cope, and at what cost? State the answer and the fallback.
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## What to fill in

- DEMAND_PLAN
- CAPACITY_DATA
- CONSTRAINTS
- COMMITMENTS
- OPTION_COSTS

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