Circular Economy, Recycling & Remanufacturing worked example

Reman Return Rate at 1.08% maximum target reman return rate: a worked example

Suppose maximum target reman return rate falls to 1.08%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Calculate the field return rate for remanufactured units against the shipped reman population.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Remanufactured units returned from field: 64 units (held at the documented default)
  • Remanufactured units shipped: 5,200 units (held at the documented default)
  • Maximum target reman return rate: 1.08 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 1.5)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Reman Return Rate = remanufactured units returned from field ÷ remanufactured units shipped × 100.
  • Reman Return Rate result works out to 1.23 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Reman Return Rate gap to target works out to -0.15 points at these inputs.
  • Remanufactured units returned from field works out to 64 count at these inputs.
  • Remanufactured units shipped works out to 5,200 count at these inputs.

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. 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

  • Reman Return Rate result: 1.23 % (headline result)
  • Reman Return Rate gap to target: -0.15 points
  • Remanufactured units returned from field: 64 count
  • Remanufactured units shipped: 5,200 count

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Reman Return Rate calculator, set maximum target reman return rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.