Units, Opportunities, and Defects

Units and Opportunities

DPMO starts by counting units and defect opportunities per unit.

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Units

The snapshot has 100 units.

units=100\text{units}=100
Defect opportunitiesThe deterministic example starts with units, opportunities per unit, and defects.DPMO inputsvalueunits100opportunities per unit4total opportunities400defects8

Opportunities per Unit

Each unit has 4 defect opportunities.

opportunities per unit=4\text{opportunities per unit}=4
Defect opportunitiesThe deterministic example starts with units, opportunities per unit, and defects.DPMO inputsvalueunits100opportunities per unit4total opportunities400defects8