How to analyze the productive capacity of a company?

There are different ways of classifying and analyzing the productive capacity of a company. The main ones are: Installed productive capacity Corresponds to the total productive capacity that the company has, according to its infrastructure. Installed capacity considers the maximum productive potential of the company, where all the factors of production (machines, inputs, raw material, employees) would be fully functioning - without interruptions, losses, faults or other unforeseen events. It is a hypothetical indicator, which serves as a reference for strategic decision making. Productive capacity available Tell us what productive capacity is available to the company at the right moment. That is, the calculation takes into account only the assets and inputs that can come into operation effectively at that moment. The available capacity also does not consider the losses, shortages or shutdowns for any reason. Effective productive capacity Represents the level of production that the company can effectively produce. It is based on available capacity, but with a provision for losses, shortages, maintenance shutdowns and other planned outages during production. Because they are predictable and controlled factors, it is possible to include them in effective capacity calculation. Produced capacity Corresponds to effective capacity, but also considering losses and stops that are not planned. This calculation includes events such as power outages, lack of raw materials, absence of employees, damage to infrastructure, among others. As they are unpredictable factors, the realized capacity is calculated by an estimate - which takes into account the probability of these events occurring and the company's history.