MedTech Manufacturing worked example
Medical Device Scrap Cost with scrapped devices of 75 devices: a worked example
Push scrapped devices up to 75 devices and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use this when quantifying cost of quality, justifying process improvements to reduce scrap, or reporting scrap cost to management review.
The inputs for this scenario
- Scrapped devices: 75 devices (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 30)
- Absorbed cost per scrapped device: 45 $ / device (unchanged)
- Fixed scrap disposition cost: 500 $ (unchanged)
- Investigation and documentation labor: 350 $ (unchanged)
Working through the calculation
- Applying the documented formula (Total medical device scrap cost = scrapped devices × absorbed cost per device + fixed disposition cost + investigation labor) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
- At this operating point the engine returns 4,225 $ for total scrap cost, the number this scenario is built around.
- At this operating point the engine returns 56.33 $ / piece for all-in cost per scrapped device.
- At this operating point the engine returns 3,375 $ for absorbed material/labor loss.
- At this operating point the engine returns 850 $ for disposition plus investigation cost.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where scrapped devices sits at 30 devices and the headline result is 2,200 $, this scenario comes in 92.05% above the baseline at 4,225 $.
- It sums the absorbed per-device loss across all scrapped units plus fixed disposition and investigation labor, then divides by units to give an all-in cost per scrapped device. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.
Results at a glance
- Total scrap cost: 4,225 $ (headline result)
- All-in cost per scrapped device: 56.33 $ / piece
- Absorbed material/labor loss: 3,375 $
- Disposition plus investigation cost: 850 $
Run it with your numbers
- Every input above is editable in the live Medical Device Scrap Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.