QMS, CAPA & Quality System Management worked example

Nonconformance Closure Rate at 68% target closure rate: a worked example

This worked example runs the nonconformance closure rate numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 68% target closure rate instead of the typical 95%. Estimate nonconformance closure rate for qms, capa and quality system management using production-ready inputs so teams can track KPI performance and decide whether corrective action is needed.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Nonconformances closed in period: 8 count (held at the documented default)
  • Nonconformances opened in period: 250 count (held at the documented default)
  • Target closure rate: 68 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 95)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Nonconformance closure rate = nonconformance closure rate count ÷ total nonconformance closure rate population × 100.
  • Nonconformance closure rate works out to 3.2 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Nonconformance closure rate gap to target works out to 64.8 points at these inputs.
  • Nonconformance closure rate count works out to 8 count at these inputs.
  • Total nonconformance closure rate population works out to 250 count at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target closure rate sits at 95% and the headline result is 3.2 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 3.2 %.
  • Use it in weekly or monthly quality reviews to gauge whether your team is keeping pace with incoming nonconformances and to prep for audits. 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

  • Nonconformance closure rate: 3.2 % (headline result)
  • Nonconformance closure rate gap to target: 64.8 points
  • Nonconformance closure rate count: 8 count
  • Total nonconformance closure rate population: 250 count

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Nonconformance Closure Rate calculator, set target closure rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.