Nutraceuticals & Functional Foods worked example

Supplier Risk with severity if the ingredient defect reaches product of 3 score: a worked example in nutraceuticals & functional foods

Suppose severity if the ingredient defect reaches product falls to 3 score. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Score ingredient supplier risk from severity, occurrence, and detection, so quality and procurement can rank suppliers for audits, qualification, and dual sourcing.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Severity if the ingredient defect reaches product: 3 score (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 6)
  • Occurrence likelihood for this supplier: 4 score (held at the documented default)
  • Detection difficulty before use: 3 score (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Supplier risk score = severity score × 0.40 + occurrence score × 0.35 + detection score × 0.25.
  • Supplier risk score works out to 3.35 score at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Severity score works out to 3 score at these inputs.
  • Occurrence score works out to 4 score at these inputs.
  • Detection score works out to 3 score at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where severity if the ingredient defect reaches product sits at 6 score and the headline result is 4.55 score, this scenario comes in 26.37% below the baseline at 3.35 score.
  • It blends severity, occurrence, and detection scores into a single weighted supplier risk score (severity 40%, occurrence 35%, detection 25%). 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

  • Supplier risk score: 3.35 score (headline result)
  • Severity score: 3 score
  • Occurrence score: 4 score
  • Detection score: 3 score

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Supplier Risk calculator, set severity if the ingredient defect reaches product to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.