Fixture Planning

The right number of fixtures depends on more than the total number of workers.

A common planning error is dividing headcount by a fixed ratio and calling it done. But fixture count is shaped by shift structure, peak usage windows, gender mix, travel distance to the facility, and the nature of the work. A crew of 200 on a single day shift has very different needs than the same 200 split across two shifts on a remote site.

Oversizing wastes footprint and budget. Undersizing creates lines, lost time, and frustration. The right count comes from modeling actual usage, not applying a rule of thumb.

Fixture planning is an engineering decision, not an arithmetic one.