Description
Return positive excess above capacity and allocated/capacity as utilizationFraction.
Capacity accounting compares available supply with commitments, reservations, or demand. Negative residuals can expose overload while zero capacity requires a distinct undefined utilization state.
Return positive excess above capacity and allocated/capacity as utilizationFraction.
When to use this tool
Use Workload Allocation Over Capacity when you need a transparent resource or workload capacity term.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter allocatedHours, capacityHours. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read excessHours, utilizationFraction. Use the output convention below.
Require nonnegative allocatedHours and positive capacityHours. Return positive excess above capacity and allocated/capacity as utilizationFraction.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| allocatedHours | Allocated Hours | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| capacityHours | Capacity Hours | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| excessHours | Excess Hours | Required. Finite number. |
| utilizationFraction | Utilization Fraction | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"allocatedHours": 45,
"capacityHours": 40
},
"output": {
"excessHours": 5,
"utilizationFraction": 1.125
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Utilization can exceed one; task compatibility, working calendars, skill constraints, productivity, and safe workload are not assessed.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Validate calendars, skill constraints, and concurrent demand with the actual resource plan.
References
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