DPMO Calculator

Find defects per million opportunities.

DPMO 3,000

Formula: DPMO = defects / (units * opportunities) * 1,000,000

Step-by-step with your numbers:

1. Values used:

2. Defects = 15

3. Units = 1,000

4. Opportunities per unit = 5

6. Defects x Units = 15 x 1,000 = 15,000

7. DPMO = (Defects x Units) / Opportunities per unit = 15,000 / 5 = 3,000

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DPMO is a Six Sigma quality metric scaling defects to a per-million basis.

The math behind it

DPMO = defects / (units x opportunities per unit) x 1,000,000.

15 defects in 1000 units with 5 opportunities each is 3000 DPMO.

What is Six Sigma?

A quality level of about 3.4 DPMO - near perfection.