Explosives, Pyrotechnics & Energetic Materials Manufacturing worked example

Approved Batch Release Yield at 68% target batch release yield: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop target batch release yield to 68%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Calculate the share of approved regulated batches or lots released without quality, documentation, or compliance rejection.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Batches released without hold: 46 batches (held at the documented default)
  • Batches reviewed for disposition: 50 batches (held at the documented default)
  • Target batch release yield: 68 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 95)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Approved batch release yield = batches released without hold ÷ batches reviewed for disposition × 100.
  • Approved batch release yield works out to 92 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gap to batch release target works out to -24 points at these inputs.
  • Batches released without hold works out to 46 batches at these inputs.
  • Batches reviewed for disposition works out to 50 batches at these inputs.

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 %.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to target batch release yield, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. As a count ratio it weights every batch equally and ignores batch size, energetic value, and how close held batches came to passing, so a single large held batch reads the same as a small one.

Results at a glance

  • Approved batch release yield: 92 % (headline result)
  • Gap to batch release target: -24 points
  • Batches released without hold: 46 batches
  • Batches reviewed for disposition: 50 batches

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Approved Batch Release Yield calculator, set target batch release yield to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.