Flavors, Fragrances & Aroma Chemicals worked example

Supplier Risk with supplier disruption impact score of 3.5 score: a worked example in flavors, fragrances & aroma chemicals

This worked example runs the supplier risk numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: supplier disruption impact score of 3.5 score instead of the typical 7 score. Rank supplier risk for essential oils, aroma chemicals, solvents, carriers, natural extracts, packaging, or critical raw materials used in flavor and fragrance production.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Supplier disruption impact score: 3.5 score (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 7)
  • Supplier issue occurrence score: 5 score (held at the documented default)
  • Supply risk detection weakness score: 4 score (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Supplier Risk risk score = supplier disruption impact score × supplier issue occurrence score × supply risk detection weakness score.
  • Supplier Risk risk score works out to 4.15 score at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Supplier disruption impact score works out to 3.5 score at these inputs.
  • Supplier issue occurrence score works out to 5 score at these inputs.
  • Supply risk detection weakness score works out to 4 score at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where supplier disruption impact score sits at 7 score and the headline result is 5.55 score, this scenario comes in 25.23% below the baseline at 4.15 score.
  • Use it during supplier qualification, annual vendor reviews, business-continuity planning, or when allocating limited second-sourcing and safety-stock budget across many materials. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Supplier Risk risk score: 4.15 score (headline result)
  • Supplier disruption impact score: 3.5 score
  • Supplier issue occurrence score: 5 score
  • Supply risk detection weakness score: 4 score

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Supplier Risk calculator, set supplier disruption impact score to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.