Explosives, Pyrotechnics & Energetic Materials Manufacturing worked example

Approved Batch Release Yield at 99% target batch release yield: a worked example

This scenario runs the approved batch release yield calculation on the strong side: 99% target batch release yield, with every other input held at its documented default. a quality manager needs release yield for regulated batches after lot disposition

The inputs for this scenario

  • Batches released without hold: 46 batches (unchanged)
  • Batches reviewed for disposition: 50 batches (unchanged)
  • Target batch release yield: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Approved batch release yield = batches released without hold ÷ batches reviewed for disposition × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 92 % for approved batch release yield, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 7 points for gap to batch release target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 46 batches for batches released without hold.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 50 batches for batches reviewed for disposition.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target batch release yield sits at 95% and the headline result is 92 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 92 %.
  • Use it for a weekly or monthly quality review, or after a process change, to see whether release performance is hitting goal. 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

  • Approved batch release yield: 92 % (headline result)
  • Gap to batch release target: 7 points
  • Batches released without hold: 46 batches
  • Batches reviewed for disposition: 50 batches

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Approved Batch Release Yield calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.