Any event that can be measured that provides a chance of not meeting a customer requirement is
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Defect
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Defective
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Defect Opportunity
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Defect Variation
To solve this question, the user needs to understand the concept of quality control and the terminology used in quality management.
The answer to this question is C. Defect Opportunity.
Explanation:
A defect is a nonconformity, or failure to meet a customer requirement. A defective item is one that contains one or more defects.
A defect opportunity is any event or occurrence during a production or service process that provides a chance for a defect to occur. A single item or service can have multiple defect opportunities.
Defect variation refers to the differences in quality among the output of a process.
Therefore, option A is incorrect because it refers to a nonconformity or failure to meet a customer requirement, but does not account for the number of opportunities for a defect to occur.
Option B is incorrect because it refers to an item that contains one or more defects, but does not account for the number of opportunities for a defect to occur.
Option D is incorrect because it refers to the differences in quality among the output of a process, but does not account for the number of opportunities for a defect to occur.
The Answer is: C. Defect Opportunity