Airport Ground Support Equipment worked example

Airport GSE Rework Cost at 56% captured rework share: a worked example

Suppose captured rework share falls to 56%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate GSE rework cost from rework hours or units, cost per hour or unit, captured rework share, and fixed containment cost.

The inputs for this scenario

  • GSE rework hours or events: 420 hr or events (held at the documented default)
  • Cost per rework hour or event: 95 $ / hr or event (held at the documented default)
  • Captured rework share: 56 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 78)
  • Fixed containment and retest cost: 12,500 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Captured variable rework cost = rework hours or events × cost per rework hour or event × captured rework share.
  • Total GSE rework cost works out to 34,844 $ rework cost at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Cost per rework hour or event works out to 82.96 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Captured variable rework cost works out to 22,344 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed containment and retest cost works out to 12,500 $ at these inputs.

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 20.12% below the baseline at 34,844 $ rework cost.
  • It computes total GSE rework cost as captured variable rework labor (hours times rate times capture share) plus a fixed containment and retest cost. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Total GSE rework cost: 34,844 $ rework cost (headline result)
  • Cost per rework hour or event: 82.96 $ / piece
  • Captured variable rework cost: 22,344 $
  • Fixed containment and retest cost: 12,500 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Airport GSE Rework Cost calculator, set captured rework share to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.