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Hi friends while i was doing dpmo calculation i found that i got some interactions with a dpmo of 0 and some with dpmo of 10^6. how can we infer both of these values and calculate the sigma value? -
Q. 176 What could be the possible pitfalls to using DPMO as a metric? You may refer to the DPMO calculator at https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/calculators/sigma-level-calculator-discrete-data-defects/ Note for website visitors - Two questions are asked every week on this platform. One on Tuesday and the other on Friday. All questions so far can be seen here - https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/lean-six-sigma-business-excellence-questions/ Please visit the forum home page at https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/ to respond to the latest question open till the next Tuesday/ Friday evening as per Indian Standard Time. The best answer is always shown at the top among responses and the author finds honorable mention in our Business Excellence dictionary at https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/business-excellence-dictionary-glossary/ along with the related term.
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Q. 161 Explain why some people prefer DPMO method and others prefer Defectives (Yield) method to calculate process performance. When would your prefer one over the other? Use calculator for DPMO at https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/calculators/sigma-level-calculator-discrete-data-defects/ and calculator for Defectives at https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/calculators/sigma-level-calculator-discrete-data-defectives/ Note for website visitors - Two questions are asked every week on this platform. One on Tuesday and the other on Friday. All questions so far can be seen here - https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/lean-six-sigma-business-excellence-questions/ Please visit the forum home page at https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/ to respond to the latest question open till the next Tuesday/ Friday evening as per Indian Standard Time. The best answer is always shown at the top among responses and the author finds honorable mention in our Business Excellence dictionary at https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/business-excellence-dictionary-glossary/ along with the related term. -
Q 78. DPMO (Defects Per Million Opportunities) is used as an alternative to PPM (Parts Per Million Defective). For customers, defective items or Non- Conforming outcomes is a prime concern and they have penalty clauses based on PPM. Companies sometimes prefer to use DPMO instead of PPM as a measure of process performance. Explain specific situations where DPMO is a better measure as compared to PPM and vice versa. Note for website visitors - Two questions are asked every week on this platform. One on Tuesday and the other on Friday. All questions so far can be seen here - https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/lean-six-sigma-business-excellence-questions/ Please visit the forum home page at https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/ to respond to the latest question open till the next Tuesday/ Friday evening as per Indian Standard Time. The best answer is always shown at the top among responses and the author finds honorable mention in our Business Excellence dictionary at https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/business-excellence-dictionary-glossary/ along with the related term.
