Electronics Repair, Refurbishment & Depot Operations calculator
Refurbish vs Replace Decision Score Calculator
Score whether a returned device, module, or board should be refurbished, repaired, harvested, scrapped, or replaced based on cost, risk, and test confidence. Score severity, occurrence, and detection to get a single weighted risk number for ranking.
What this calculator does
- Score whether a returned device, module, or board should be refurbished, repaired, harvested, scrapped, or replaced based on cost, risk, and test confidence.
- Use it when refurbish vs replace decision in electronics repair, refurbishment and depot operations needs a defensible ranking against other electronics repair, refurbishment and depot operations risks for the next review.
- Turns repair cost impact score, repeat failure likelihood score, final test confidence score into a risk score for refurbish vs replace decision in electronics repair, refurbishment and depot operations.
Formula used
- Refurbish vs replace decision score = repair cost impact score × 0.40 + repeat failure likelihood score × 0.35 + final test confidence score × 0.25
- Compare scores across product families using the same repair, replace, harvest, and scrap thresholds.
Inputs explained
- Repair cost impact score: undefined
- Repeat failure likelihood score: undefined
- Final test confidence score: undefined
How to use the result
- Use it when refurbish vs replace decision in electronics repair, refurbishment and depot operations is going through an FMEA or hazard review.
- Scores are subjective. Use them to rank, not to claim absolute risk.
Common questions
- What problem does this refurbish vs replace decision calculator solve? Score whether a returned device, module, or board should be refurbished, repaired, harvested, scrapped, or replaced based on cost, risk, and test confidence. You get a risk score you can defend before quoting, scheduling, or sign-off.
- Which inputs change the risk score the most? repair cost impact score, repeat failure likelihood score, final test confidence score usually move the risk score most. Pull from measured electronics repair, refurbishment and depot operations runs, supplier data, and recent quotes rather than memory.
- How should I use the result? Use the score to rank against other electronics repair, refurbishment and depot operations risks. Treat it as a sort key, not an absolute number.
- What can throw the result off? Validate scoring with a second person; scores are subjective and drift between reviewers.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.