Circular Economy, Recycling & Remanufacturing worked example

Reman Return Rate at 1.73% maximum target reman return rate: a worked example

Push maximum target reman return rate up to 1.73% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. a team needs to investigate failure modes, supplier cores, test coverage, or containment actions for a reman warranty cohort

The inputs for this scenario

  • Remanufactured units returned from field: 64 units (unchanged)
  • Remanufactured units shipped: 5,200 units (unchanged)
  • Maximum target reman return rate: 1.73 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 1.5)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Reman Return Rate = remanufactured units returned from field ÷ remanufactured units shipped × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1.23 % for reman return rate result, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.5 points for reman return rate gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 64 count for remanufactured units returned from field.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5,200 count for remanufactured units shipped.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where maximum target reman return rate sits at 1.5% and the headline result is 1.23 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 1.23 %.
  • It computes the reman return rate as field returns divided by units shipped times 100, and reports the gap between that rate and your maximum target. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Reman Return Rate result: 1.23 % (headline result)
  • Reman Return Rate gap to target: 0.5 points
  • Remanufactured units returned from field: 64 count
  • Remanufactured units shipped: 5,200 count

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.