Contract Manufacturing, Job Shop Quoting & Make-to-Order worked example

Order Complexity Score with order complexity impact score of 20 score: a worked example

This scenario runs the order complexity score calculation on the strong side: order complexity impact score of 20 score, with every other input held at its documented default. prioritizing engineering review, estimator attention, and production planning for difficult jobs

The inputs for this scenario

  • Order complexity impact score: 20 score (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 8)
  • Complexity likelihood score: 6 score (unchanged)
  • Complexity detection difficulty score: 5 score (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (order complexity risk score = order complexity impact score × complexity likelihood score × complexity detection difficulty score) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11.35 score for order complexity risk score, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 20 score for order complexity impact score.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 6 score for complexity likelihood score.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5 score for complexity detection difficulty score.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where order complexity impact score sits at 8 score and the headline result is 6.55 score, this scenario comes in 73.28% above the baseline at 11.35 score.
  • Use it during RFQ triage and order acceptance to rank make-to-order jobs by risk and decide which ones need engineering review or a risk premium. 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

  • order complexity risk score: 11.35 score (headline result)
  • order complexity impact score: 20 score
  • complexity likelihood score: 6 score
  • complexity detection difficulty score: 5 score

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Order Complexity Score calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.