Term · General Industry
Escape
A defect that gets past all screening and reaches the customer. Escapes are counted, investigated individually and used to judge whether the test and quality system is working.
- Also known as
- Quality escape, Test escape
- Type
- Term
- Domain
- General Industry, Fab floor and quality
Notes
Escape rates are quoted in defective parts per million and are a headline metric in automotive and datacentre supplier scorecards.
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