Circular Economy, Recycling & Remanufacturing worked example

Remanufacturing Cost at 83% recoverable core yield used for this estimate: a worked example

This scenario runs the remanufacturing cost calculation on the strong side: 83% recoverable core yield used for this estimate, with every other input held at its documented default. a team needs to price a remanufactured product, set core credit assumptions, or compare rebuild routes for a remanufacturing work order, product family, or quote

The inputs for this scenario

  • Returned cores released to remanufacturing: 1,200 cores (unchanged)
  • Remanufacturing cost per recoverable core: 84 $ / core (unchanged)
  • Recoverable core yield used for this estimate: 83 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 72)
  • Fixed teardown, cleaning, testing, or setup cost: 9,500 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Recoverable-core variable cost = returned cores released to remanufacturing × remanufacturing cost per recoverable core × recoverable core yield used for this estimate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 93,164 total remanufacturing cost for total remanufacturing cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 77.64 $ / piece for remanufacturing cost per input core.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 83,664 $ for recoverable-core variable cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 9,500 $ for fixed teardown, cleaning, testing, or setup cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where recoverable core yield used for this estimate sits at 72% and the headline result is 82,076 total remanufacturing cost, this scenario comes in 13.51% above the baseline at 93,164 total remanufacturing cost.
  • Use it when budgeting a reman batch, quoting a reman SKU, or comparing the cost of reman against buying new replacement parts. 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

  • Total remanufacturing cost: 93,164 total remanufacturing cost (headline result)
  • Remanufacturing cost per input core: 77.64 $ / piece
  • Recoverable-core variable cost: 83,664 $
  • Fixed teardown, cleaning, testing, or setup cost: 9,500 $

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.