Traceability, Serialization & Lot Genealogy worked example

Rework Traceability Load at 12% setup, re-linking, and delay allowance: a worked example

This scenario runs the rework traceability load calculation on the strong side: 12% setup, re-linking, and delay allowance, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when rework traceability load in traceability, serialization and lot genealogy needs a defensible run time before a quote goes out.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Reworked units to re-trace: 120 units (unchanged)
  • Units re-traced per minute: 12 units / min (unchanged)
  • Setup, re-linking, and delay allowance: 12 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 10)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Base rework traceability load time = rework traceability load workload รท rework traceability load completion rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11.2 hr for required rework traceability load time, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10 hr for base rework traceability load time.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 % for rework traceability load allowance applied.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 pieces / min for rework traceability load completion rate.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where setup, re-linking, and delay allowance sits at 10% and the headline result is 11 hr, this scenario comes in 1.82% above the baseline at 11.2 hr.
  • Use it when rework rates spike, when planning traceability staffing, or when evaluating whether your MES can auto-relink reworked genealogy. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Required rework traceability load time: 11.2 hr (headline result)
  • Base rework traceability load time: 10 hr
  • Rework traceability load allowance applied: 12 %
  • Rework traceability load completion rate: 12 pieces / min

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.