DPU
Six Sigma
DPU (Defects Per Unit)
Defects Per Unit
Average number of defects found per inspected or produced unit.
Examples
- 01Final inspection finds 46 defects on 200 dishwashers, a DPU of 0.23, even though only 31 machines had any defect at all.
- 02In Measure, the Green Belt splits DPU by defect type and finds that scratches make up half of all defects.
- 03The project's control plan tracks DPU daily, with a reaction plan if it rises above 0.15.