Term · Automotive
Zero defect
The automotive quality expectation that shipped parts contain no escapes, pursued through outlier screening, burn-in, tightened process control, traceability and defective-parts-per-million targets measured in single digits or less.
- Also known as
- ZD, Zero defect programme
- Type
- Term
- Domain
- Automotive, Qualification and reliability
Notes
Literal zero is statistically impossible; in practice it means a target near 1 DPPM plus a disciplined response to every escape.
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