Circular Economy, Recycling & Remanufacturing worked example

Reman Quality Yield at 99% target reman first-pass quality yield: a worked example

This scenario runs the reman quality yield calculation on the strong side: 99% target reman first-pass quality yield, with every other input held at its documented default. a team needs to prioritize repair standard work, test escapes, and supplier core quality issues for a remanufacturing line

The inputs for this scenario

  • Remanufactured units passing final quality: 910 units (unchanged)
  • Remanufactured units completed and tested: 1,040 units (unchanged)
  • Target reman first-pass quality yield: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 92)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Reman Quality Yield = remanufactured units passing final quality ÷ remanufactured units completed and tested × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 87.5 % for reman quality yield result, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11.5 points for reman quality yield gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 910 count for remanufactured units passing final quality.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,040 count for remanufactured units completed and tested.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target reman first-pass quality yield sits at 92% and the headline result is 87.5 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 87.5 %.
  • Use it per build run, per product family, or per core supplier to judge how reliably your reman process produces warrantable units the first time. 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

  • Reman Quality Yield result: 87.5 % (headline result)
  • Reman Quality Yield gap to target: 11.5 points
  • Remanufactured units passing final quality: 910 count
  • Remanufactured units completed and tested: 1,040 count

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Reman Quality Yield calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.