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End-of-Line Test Time Calculator at 14% retest and handling allowance: a worked example

Suppose retest and handling allowance falls to 14%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Calculate EOL test workload hours from units tested, test throughput rate, and allowance for retest or handling.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Units requiring EOL test: 1,450 units (held at the documented default)
  • EOL test throughput rate: 1.8 units / min (held at the documented default)
  • Retest and handling allowance: 14 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 20)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Base EOL test time = units requiring EOL test รท EOL test throughput rate.
  • Required EOL test workload works out to 918 hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Base EOL test time works out to 806 hr at these inputs.
  • Retest and handling allowance works out to 14 % at these inputs.
  • EOL test throughput rate works out to 1.8 units / min at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where retest and handling allowance sits at 20% and the headline result is 967 hr, this scenario comes in 5% below the baseline at 918 hr.
  • It computes the total EOL test-station workload in hours by dividing units by throughput and adding a retest and handling allowance. 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

  • Required EOL test workload: 918 hr (headline result)
  • Base EOL test time: 806 hr
  • Retest and handling allowance: 14 %
  • EOL test throughput rate: 1.8 units / min

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live End-of-Line Test Time Calculator calculator, set retest and handling allowance to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.