| defects per million opportunities (MFG-ME) |
A standardized quality measurement that indicates defect levels.
DPMO helps you measure defects so you can reduce them.
Combined with the system's Nonconformance capabilities, DPMO can provide feedback and track defects seen at inspection and test to the appropriate root cause operation.
The equation used to calculate DPMO is the total number of defects divided by the total number of opportunities for a defect multiplied by 1,000,000.