Personal Care, Cosmetics & Household Products worked example

Pump/sprayer Component Loss at 1.15% target component loss: a worked example

Push target component loss up to 1.15% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it to track dispenser component scrap on the capping or assembly station and flag a supplier or tooling issue.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Rejected pump and sprayer components: 140 components (unchanged)
  • Components fed: 10,000 components (unchanged)
  • Target component loss: 1.15 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 1)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Component loss rate = rejected pump and sprayer components ÷ components fed × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1.4 % for component loss rate, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns -0.25 points for gap to target loss.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 140 count for rejected pump and sprayer components.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10,000 count for components fed.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target component loss sits at 1% and the headline result is 1.4 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 1.4 %.
  • It computes the percentage of pump and sprayer components rejected versus the number fed into the line, plus how far that rate sits from your target loss. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Component loss rate: 1.4 % (headline result)
  • Gap to target loss: -0.25 points
  • Rejected pump and sprayer components: 140 count
  • Components fed: 10,000 count

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Pump/sprayer Component Loss calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.