Hose, Tubing & Fluid Conveyance Products worked example
Rework Cost at 72% cost capture factor: a worked example in hose, tubing & fluid conveyance products
This worked example runs the rework cost numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 72% cost capture factor instead of the typical 100%. Estimate the cost of reworking rejected hose or tubing assemblies from rework quantity, rework cost rate, capture factor, and fixed disposition or re-inspection cost.
The inputs for this scenario
- Hose assemblies requiring rework: 32 assemblies (held at the documented default)
- Rework labor & material cost per assembly: 4.75 $ / assembly (held at the documented default)
- Cost capture factor (share of rework counted): 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
- Fixed disposition or re-inspection cost: 200 $ (held at the documented default)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable rework cost = reworked assemblies x rework cost per assembly x capture factor.
- Total rework cost works out to 309 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Rework cost per assembly works out to 9.67 $ / assembly at these inputs.
- Variable rework cost works out to 109 $ at these inputs.
- Fixed disposition or re-inspection cost works out to 200 $ at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where cost capture factor sits at 100% and the headline result is 352 $, this scenario comes in 12.09% below the baseline at 309 $.
- Use it to cost out a defect category for the month, to build a cost-of-quality case, or to compare rework against scrap-and-rebuild. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.
Results at a glance
- Total rework cost: 309 $ (headline result)
- Rework cost per assembly: 9.67 $ / assembly
- Variable rework cost: 109 $
- Fixed disposition or re-inspection cost: 200 $
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Rework Cost calculator, set cost capture factor to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.