Units, Opportunities, and Defects

Total Opportunities

Total opportunities are the denominator for the defect rate.

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Multiply

Total opportunities multiply units by opportunities per unit.

total opportunities=units×opportunities per unit\text{total opportunities}=\text{units}\times\text{opportunities per unit}
DPMO snapshotThe chart recomputes total opportunities, DPO, DPMO, and the what-if.DPMO and defect opportunitiesDPO 1/50; DPMO 20000measurevaluemeaningunits100checked unitsopportunities per unit4defect chances per unittotal opportunities400units times opportunitiesdefects8observed defectsDPO1/50defects per opportunityDPMO20000DPO times one millionbase defectsbase defects 8what-if defectswhat-if defects 5base DPMObase DPMO 20000what-if DPMOwhat-if DPMO 12500what-if DPO 1/80; DPMO 12500; reduction 7500

Total Opportunities

The exact total is 400 opportunities.

100×4=400100\times4=400
DPMO snapshotThe chart recomputes total opportunities, DPO, DPMO, and the what-if.DPMO and defect opportunitiesDPO 1/50; DPMO 20000measurevaluemeaningunits100checked unitsopportunities per unit4defect chances per unittotal opportunities400units times opportunitiesdefects8observed defectsDPO1/50defects per opportunityDPMO20000DPO times one millionbase defectsbase defects 8what-if defectswhat-if defects 5base DPMObase DPMO 20000what-if DPMOwhat-if DPMO 12500what-if DPO 1/80; DPMO 12500; reduction 7500