Foundry & Forging worked example

Foundry Bottleneck Score with bottleneck severity score of 4 score: a worked example

Suppose bottleneck severity score falls to 4 score. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Rank foundry bottlenecks using severity, occurrence, and detection scores.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Bottleneck severity score: 4 score (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 8)
  • Bottleneck occurrence score: 6 score (held at the documented default)
  • Bottleneck detection score: 4 score (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Foundry Bottleneck Score risk score = bottleneck severity score × bottleneck occurrence score × bottleneck detection score.
  • Foundry Bottleneck Score risk score works out to 4.7 score at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Bottleneck severity score works out to 4 score at these inputs.
  • Bottleneck occurrence score works out to 6 score at these inputs.
  • Bottleneck detection score works out to 4 score at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where bottleneck severity score sits at 8 score and the headline result is 6.3 score, this scenario comes in 25.4% below the baseline at 4.7 score.
  • It multiplies a severity, occurrence, and detection rating into a single risk priority number that ranks foundry bottlenecks against each other. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Foundry Bottleneck Score risk score: 4.7 score (headline result)
  • Bottleneck severity score: 4 score
  • Bottleneck occurrence score: 6 score
  • Bottleneck detection score: 4 score

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Foundry Bottleneck Score calculator, set bottleneck severity score to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.