Supplier Quality, Development & Audits worked example

Supplier Capability Gap with capability gap impact severity of 15 score: a worked example

This scenario runs the supplier capability gap calculation on the strong side: capability gap impact severity of 15 score, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when supplier capability gap in supplier quality, development and audits needs a defensible ranking against other supplier quality, development and audits risks for the next review.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Capability gap impact severity (1-10): 15 score (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 6)
  • Capability gap occurrence likelihood (1-10): 4 score (unchanged)
  • Capability gap detection difficulty (1-10): 3 score (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

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

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where capability gap impact severity 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 after a capability audit or PPAP review to prioritize which supplier gaps to close, and to track whether corrective actions actually lower the score. 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

  • Supplier capability gap risk score: 8.15 score (headline result)
  • Supplier capability gap severity score: 15 score
  • Supplier capability gap occurrence score: 4 score
  • Supplier capability gap detection score: 3 score

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.