Weighing, Dosing & Loss-in-Weight Feeding worked example

Underfeed Risk with severity of an underfed dose of 15 score: a worked example

Push severity of an underfed dose up to 15 score and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when underfeed risk in weighing, dosing and loss-in-weight feeding needs a defensible ranking against other weighing, dosing and loss-in-weight feeding risks for the next review.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Severity of an underfed dose (impact if it ships): 15 score (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 6)
  • Occurrence likelihood of underfeeding: 4 score (unchanged)
  • Detection difficulty before shipment: 3 score (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Underfeed Risk risk 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 8.15 score for risk score, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 15 score for severity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4 score for occurrence.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3 score for detection.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where severity of an underfed dose 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.
  • It combines severity, occurrence, and detection scores with fixed weights into one prioritized underfeed risk number. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Risk score: 8.15 score (headline result)
  • Severity: 15 score
  • Occurrence: 4 score
  • Detection: 3 score

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.