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Quality

DPMO

Defects per million opportunities against a defined opportunity count.

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DPMO

Defects normalised to one million opportunities across a sample.

Number of independent chances for a defect on each garment (e.g. distinct inspection points).

Formula: DPMO = defects ÷ (units × opportunities per unit) × 1,000,000.

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