Electronics Repair, Refurbishment & Depot Operations worked example

Cannibalization Value at 92% usable cannibalization yield: a worked example

What does the result look like when usable cannibalization yield reaches 92%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when cannibalization value in electronics repair, refurbishment and depot operations is being put through a electronics repair, refurbishment and depot operations weighted-cost review.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Donor units stripped for parts: 100 items (unchanged)
  • Usable value per harvested item: 45 $ / item (unchanged)
  • Usable cannibalization yield: 92 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 80)
  • Fixed resale credit or value adjustment: 250 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross cannibalization value = donor units or harvested assemblies × usable value per harvested item × usable cannibalization yield) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4,390 $ for net cannibalization value, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 43.9 $ / piece for cannibalization value per donor item.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4,140 $ for gross cannibalization value.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 250 $ for fixed resale credit or value adjustment.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where usable cannibalization yield sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,850 $, this scenario comes in 14.03% above the baseline at 4,390 $.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when usable cannibalization yield is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It uses one average value per harvested item, so a mix of high- and low-value parts on the same donor needs separate runs or a weighted average to stay accurate.

Results at a glance

  • Net cannibalization value: 4,390 $ (headline result)
  • Cannibalization value per donor item: 43.9 $ / piece
  • Gross cannibalization value: 4,140 $
  • Fixed resale credit or value adjustment: 250 $

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.