PPE & Infection Control Products worked example

Supplier Risk with severity of supplier failure impact of 3 score: a worked example in ppe & infection control products

This worked example runs the supplier risk numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: severity of supplier failure impact of 3 score instead of the typical 6 score. Estimate supplier risk for ppe and infection control products using production-ready inputs so teams can rank risks and decide which issue needs containment, controls, or escalation first.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Severity of supplier failure impact: 3 score (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 6)
  • Likelihood the supplier issue occurs: 4 score (held at the documented default)
  • Ability to detect the supplier issue 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 = supplier risk severity score × supplier risk occurrence score × supplier risk detection score.
  • Supplier risk score works out to 3.35 score at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Supplier risk severity score works out to 3 score at these inputs.
  • Supplier risk occurrence score works out to 4 score at these inputs.
  • Supplier risk detection score works out to 3 score at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where severity of supplier failure impact 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 during supplier qualification, annual AVL review, or when a nonconformance prompts you to re-rank a vendor's risk. 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 score: 3.35 score (headline result)
  • Supplier risk severity score: 3 score
  • Supplier risk occurrence score: 4 score
  • Supplier risk detection score: 3 score

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.