Supply Chain & Procurement worked example

Supplier Scorecard with severity of supplier defect impact of 20 score: a worked example in supply chain & procurement

What does the result look like when severity of supplier defect impact reaches 20 score? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when supplier scorecard in supply chain and procurement needs a defensible ranking against other supply chain and procurement risks for the next review.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Severity of supplier defect impact (1-10): 20 score (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 8)
  • Occurrence likelihood of supplier failure (1-10): 6 score (unchanged)
  • Detection difficulty before shipment (1-10): 7 score (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Weighted score = severity × 0.40 + occurrence × 0.35 + detection × 0.25) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11.85 score for supplier scorecard risk score, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 20 score for supplier scorecard severity score.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 6 score for supplier scorecard occurrence score.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 7 score for supplier scorecard detection score.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where severity of supplier defect impact sits at 8 score and the headline result is 7.05 score, this scenario comes in 68.09% above the baseline at 11.85 score.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when severity of supplier defect impact is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. The 1-10 ratings are subjective judgments — two engineers can score the same supplier differently, so anchor each scale with written criteria before comparing vendors.

Results at a glance

  • Supplier scorecard risk score: 11.85 score (headline result)
  • Supplier scorecard severity score: 20 score
  • Supplier scorecard occurrence score: 6 score
  • Supplier scorecard detection score: 7 score

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.