PLM, BOM & Digital Thread worked example

BOM Accuracy Score with bom error severity of 3 score: a worked example

This worked example runs the bom accuracy score numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: bom error severity of 3 score instead of the typical 6 score. Estimate bom accuracy for plm, bom and digital thread using production-ready inputs so teams can rank risks and decide which issue needs containment, controls, or escalation first.

The inputs for this scenario

  • BOM error severity (impact if it reaches build): 3 score (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 6)
  • BOM error occurrence (how often it slips in): 4 score (held at the documented default)
  • BOM error detection difficulty (how hard to catch): 3 score (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Bom accuracy risk score = bom accuracy severity score × bom accuracy occurrence score × bom accuracy detection score.
  • Bom accuracy risk score works out to 3.35 score at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Bom accuracy severity score works out to 3 score at these inputs.
  • Bom accuracy occurrence score works out to 4 score at these inputs.
  • Bom accuracy detection score works out to 3 score at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where bom error severity 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.
  • Use it to triage and rank BOM data-quality issues so limited cleanup time hits the highest-risk errors first. 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

  • Bom accuracy risk score: 3.35 score (headline result)
  • Bom accuracy severity score: 3 score
  • Bom accuracy occurrence score: 4 score
  • Bom accuracy detection score: 3 score

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live BOM Accuracy Score calculator, set bom error severity to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.