--- title: Estimating Production Capacity description:   The factory loading report (Production > Reports > Factory Loading) gives you a projection of production workload in the upcoming days, weeks, and months, broken down into processes. The report uses --- [Skip to content](https://knowledgehub.endtoendit.com/knowledgebase/estimating-production-capacity-using-the-factory-loading-report#main-content) [![integrate knowledge base](https://knowledgehub.endtoendit.com/hs-fs/hubfs/integrate%20knowledge%20base.jpg?width=386&height=34&name=integrate%20knowledge%20base.jpg)](https://knowledgehub.endtoendit.com/knowledgebase?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [endtoendit.com](https://endtoendit.com/) [endtoendit.com](https://endtoendit.com/) Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [integrate Support Team Knowledge Base](https://knowledgehub.endtoendit.com/knowledgebase?hsLang=en) 2. 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Ready by date** The factory loading report shows which jobs should be at each stage in any given timeframe by using: **Ready by date** - Set when the job is imported into the production schedule **Days before the ready by date** - The number of days before the ready by date each process should be completed by **Labour hours** - An estimation of the number of labour hours required on each process ***Note:** To edit the ready by date navigate to production, then settings, then main process. Calculation of estimated labour hours is based on the rules set up in the estimated labour time editor, found by navigating from production, to lookup editor, to estimated labour time.* **3. Capacity planning** The **estimated labour hours** required on each process can be **compared** with **available labour hours** on each process using the capacity planning feature. **4\. Access capacity planning** Open the **breakdown** of any process, switch to the **resource** tab, to show estimated labour capacity for that process based on the number of users assigned to that process on the skill matrix page. ***Note:** To access the skill matrix page navigate to production, the lookup editor, then skill matrix.* **5. Customise working hours** The **default setting** for working hours of **eight hours** per **day** for each **worker** can be **customised** on the normal working hours page. To access navigate from production, to lookup editor, to working hours. 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