Airport Ground Support Equipment worked example

Airport GSE Rework Cost at 90% captured rework share: a worked example

This scenario runs the airport gse rework cost calculation on the strong side: 90% captured rework share, with every other input held at its documented default. a quality or operations manager needs to estimate the cost of rework affecting GSE delivery or availability

The inputs for this scenario

  • GSE rework hours or events: 420 hr or events (unchanged)
  • Cost per rework hour or event: 95 $ / hr or event (unchanged)
  • Captured rework share: 90 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 78)
  • Fixed containment and retest cost: 12,500 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Captured variable rework cost = rework hours or events × cost per rework hour or event × captured rework share) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 48,410 $ rework cost for total gse rework cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 115 $ / piece for cost per rework hour or event.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 35,910 $ for captured variable rework cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12,500 $ for fixed containment and retest cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where captured rework share sits at 78% and the headline result is 43,622 $ rework cost, this scenario comes in 10.98% above the baseline at 48,410 $ rework cost.
  • Use it during monthly cost-of-poor-quality reviews or when building a corrective-action business case for a recurring GSE defect. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Total GSE rework cost: 48,410 $ rework cost (headline result)
  • Cost per rework hour or event: 115 $ / piece
  • Captured variable rework cost: 35,910 $
  • Fixed containment and retest cost: 12,500 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Airport GSE Rework Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.