Greenhouse, Indoor Farming & Agri-Processing worked example

Rejection Rate Cost at 1.44% target rejection rate: a worked example

Suppose target rejection rate falls to 1.44%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Calculate packhouse rejection rate (clamshells, cases, or pallets pulled at QC, customer DC, or final inspection) against a quality target so the post-harvest team can spot when shrink, decay, MAP failures, or oversize defects are eating margin.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Rejected packs (QC + DC + customer): 65 packs (held at the documented default)
  • Total packs inspected or shipped: 5,000 packs (held at the documented default)
  • Target rejection rate: 1.44 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 2)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Actual rejection rate = rejected packs ÷ total packs inspected or shipped × 100.
  • Actual rejection rate works out to 1.3 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gap to rejection target works out to 0.14 points at these inputs.
  • Rejected packs (QC + DC + customer) works out to 65 count at these inputs.
  • Total packs inspected or shipped works out to 5,000 count at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target rejection rate sits at 2% and the headline result is 1.3 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 1.3 %.
  • It computes the combined rejection rate across QC, DC, and customer returns and reports the gap in points versus your target rate. 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

  • Actual rejection rate: 1.3 % (headline result)
  • Gap to rejection target: 0.14 points
  • Rejected packs (QC + DC + customer): 65 count
  • Total packs inspected or shipped: 5,000 count

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Rejection Rate Cost calculator, set target rejection rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.