Space Payload & Avionics Manufacturing worked example

Packaging Risk with packaging failure severity of 3 score: a worked example

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

The inputs for this scenario

  • Packaging failure severity (damage or contamination): 3 score (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 6)
  • Packaging failure occurrence frequency: 4 score (held at the documented default)
  • Packaging failure detectability before ship: 3 score (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

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

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where packaging failure 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 when qualifying a shipping container, reviewing transport damage trends, or prioritizing packaging improvements for a payload or avionics delivery. 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

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

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.