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DEFECTS PER MILLION OPPORTUNITIES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-08-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Methods
- Quality Control (Management)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- defect per million opportunities 1, record 1, English, defect%20per%20million%20opportunities
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The number of defects counted, divided by the actual number of opportunities to make a defect, then multiplied by one million. 1, record 1, English, - defect%20per%20million%20opportunities
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
DPMO is a direct measure of sigma level. Sigma is a measure of the consistency of a process. Sigma level is a statistical measure of process variation; the higher the sigma, the better the process. 2, record 1, English, - defect%20per%20million%20opportunities
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
defect: A failure to meet an imposed requirement on a single quality characteristic or a single instance of nonconformance to the specification. 1, record 1, English, - defect%20per%20million%20opportunities
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Terme usually used in the plural. 2, record 1, English, - defect%20per%20million%20opportunities
Record 1, Key term(s)
- defects per million opportunities
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes statistiques
- Contrôle de la qualité (Gestion)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- défaut par million d'occasions
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9faut%20par%20million%20d%27occasions
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- dpmo 1, record 1, French, dpmo
masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«Sigma» est une lettre de l'alphabet grec, utilisée dans les statistiques comme mesure de variation. En rapprochant les spécifications des clients et la variation, l'on obtient la méthode permettant d'évaluer les défauts par million d'occasions (DPMO) ce qui se traduit en un indice de capabilité Z. Les informations fournies par les clients détermineront l'objectif et les améliorations qui doivent être apportées aux processus stratégiques. En règle générale, les produits et les processus commerciaux des entreprises prospères du monde entier fonctionnent à 3-3,5 Sigma, ce qui implique respectivement un DPMO de 67 000 et de 23 000. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9faut%20par%20million%20d%27occasions
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9faut%20par%20million%20d%27occasions
Record 1, Key term(s)
- défauts par million d'occasions
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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