A distribution center for an ecommerce bookseller can handle a peak demand of 200,000 orders in a single day, under ideal conditions. The facility was expected to handle 150,000 orders per day during normal operating conditions. Orders processed for the first two weeks of March averaged 120,000 per day. In this example, 200,000 orders per day is

		Design capacity
		Actual output
		Effective capacity
		Utilization
		Efficiency

A distribution center for an ecommerce bookseller can handle a peak demand of 200,000 orders in a single day, under ideal conditions. The facility was expected to handle 150,000 orders per day during normal operating conditions. Orders processed for the first two weeks of March averaged 120,000 per day. In this example, 150,000 orders per day is

		Actual output
		Design capacity
		Utilization
		Efficiency
		Effective capacity

A distribution center for an ecommerce bookseller can handle a peak demand of 200,000 orders in a single day, under ideal conditions. The facility was expected to handle 150,000 orders per day during normal operating conditions. Orders processed for the first two weeks of March averaged 120,000 per day. In this example, 120,000 orders per day is

		Efficiency
		Design capacity
		Effective capacity
		Actual output
		Utilization