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Calculates Defects Per Million Opportunities (DPMO), a quality metric representing the number of defects per million opportunities in a process.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Total Number of Units Produced, Total Number of Defects Found, and Number of Opportunities per Unit in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Total Number of Opportunities and DPMO (Defects Per Million Opportunities) in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Excellent Quality

Total Number of Units Produced: 10,000 units; Total Number of Defects Found: 10 defects; Number of Opportunities per Unit: 10 opportunities

Total Number of Opportunities: 100,000 opportunities; DPMO (Defects Per Million Opportunities): 100 DPMO

Good Quality

Total Number of Units Produced: 10,000 units; Total Number of Defects Found: 100 defects; Number of Opportunities per Unit: 10 opportunities

Total Number of Opportunities: 100,000 opportunities; DPMO (Defects Per Million Opportunities): 1,000 DPMO

Moderate Quality

Total Number of Units Produced: 10,000 units; Total Number of Defects Found: 500 defects; Number of Opportunities per Unit: 10 opportunities

Total Number of Opportunities: 100,000 opportunities; DPMO (Defects Per Million Opportunities): 5,000 DPMO

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