Reshoring & Tariff Strategy worked example

Country of Origin Cost Risk with country of origin cost risk severity score of 3 score: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop country of origin cost risk severity score to 3 score, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate country of origin cost risk for reshoring and tariff strategy using production-ready inputs so teams can rank risks and decide which issue needs containment, controls, or escalation first.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Country of origin cost risk severity score: 3 score (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 6)
  • Country of origin cost risk occurrence score: 4 score (held at the documented default)
  • Country of origin cost risk detection score: 3 score (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

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

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where country of origin cost risk severity score 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.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to country of origin cost risk severity score, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. RPN treats all three factors as equally weighted multipliers, so a high-severity, near-undetectable risk can score the same as a frequent minor one — always review the raw severity score alongside the product.

Results at a glance

  • Country of origin cost risk score: 3.35 score (headline result)
  • Country of origin cost risk severity score: 3 score
  • Country of origin cost risk occurrence score: 4 score
  • Country of origin cost risk detection score: 3 score

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Country of Origin Cost Risk calculator, set country of origin cost risk severity score to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.