Wearable Medical Sensors worked example

Packaging Scrap at 68% target packaging scrap rate: a worked example in wearable medical sensors

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop target packaging scrap rate to 68%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate packaging scrap for wearable medical sensors using production-ready inputs so teams can track KPI performance and decide whether corrective action is needed.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Rejected sterile packages: 8 count (held at the documented default)
  • Total packages inspected: 250 count (held at the documented default)
  • Target packaging scrap rate: 68 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 95)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Packaging scrap rate = packaging scrap count ÷ total packaging scrap population × 100.
  • Packaging scrap rate works out to 3.2 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Packaging scrap gap to target works out to 64.8 points at these inputs.
  • Packaging scrap count works out to 8 count at these inputs.
  • Total packaging scrap population works out to 250 count at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target packaging scrap rate sits at 95% and the headline result is 3.2 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 3.2 %.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to target packaging scrap rate, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. The gap-to-target here is a simple subtraction of two percentages; if your target field is entered as a pass/yield target rather than a scrap target, the gap number will not read as points of scrap - keep both fields on the same basis.

Results at a glance

  • Packaging scrap rate: 3.2 % (headline result)
  • Packaging scrap gap to target: 64.8 points
  • Packaging scrap count: 8 count
  • Total packaging scrap population: 250 count

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Packaging Scrap calculator, set target packaging scrap rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.