Rare Earth Magnet & Motor Materials worked example

Inspection Bottleneck with defect severity if missed of 15 score: a worked example in rare earth magnet & motor materials

This scenario runs the inspection bottleneck calculation on the strong side: defect severity if missed of 15 score, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when inspection bottleneck in rare earth magnet and motor materials needs a defensible ranking against other rare earth magnet and motor materials risks for the next review.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Defect Severity if Missed: 15 score (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 6)
  • Likelihood of Inspection Backlog: 4 score (unchanged)
  • Detectability at Inspection: 3 score (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Inspection bottleneck risk score = inspection bottleneck severity score × inspection bottleneck occurrence score × inspection bottleneck detection score) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8.15 score for inspection bottleneck risk score, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 15 score for inspection bottleneck severity score.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4 score for inspection bottleneck occurrence score.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3 score for inspection bottleneck detection score.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where defect severity if missed sits at 6 score and the headline result is 4.55 score, this scenario comes in 79.12% above the baseline at 8.15 score.
  • Use it to prioritize which magnet QC stations to improve, staff, or automate first when inspection is constraining throughput. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Inspection bottleneck risk score: 8.15 score (headline result)
  • Inspection bottleneck severity score: 15 score
  • Inspection bottleneck occurrence score: 4 score
  • Inspection bottleneck detection score: 3 score

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Inspection Bottleneck calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.