Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing worked example

Supplier Escape Cost at 98% containment cost capture share: a worked example in aerospace & defense manufacturing

This scenario runs the supplier escape cost calculation on the strong side: 98% containment cost capture share, with every other input held at its documented default. a supplier quality manager needs to quantify the cost impact of nonconforming supplied parts reaching production or inspection

The inputs for this scenario

  • Escaped supplier parts: 18 parts (unchanged)
  • Cost per supplier escape: 1,250 $ / part (unchanged)
  • Containment cost capture share: 98 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 85)
  • Fixed containment and recovery cost: 4,200 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Contained escape cost = escaped parts × cost per escape × containment cost capture share) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 26,250 $ escape exposure for supplier escape cost exposure, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,458 $ / part for cost per supplier escape.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 22,050 $ escape exposure for contained escape cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4,200 $ for fixed containment and recovery cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where containment cost capture share sits at 85% and the headline result is 23,325 $ escape exposure, this scenario comes in 12.54% above the baseline at 26,250 $ escape exposure.
  • Use it after a supplier escape to size chargebacks, justify a corrective-action investment, or build the cost case for re-sourcing a chronic supplier. 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

  • Supplier escape cost exposure: 26,250 $ escape exposure (headline result)
  • Cost per supplier escape: 1,458 $ / part
  • Contained escape cost: 22,050 $ escape exposure
  • Fixed containment and recovery cost: 4,200 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Supplier Escape Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.