zero defects

American  

noun

1. quality control that strives for a perfect production process, resulting in flawless products.

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zero defects British  

plural noun

1. an aspect of total quality management that stresses the objective of error-free performance in providing goods or services

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Other Word Forms

• zero-defect adjective

Example Sentences

Nothing can be allowed to go wrong, but zero defects can hardly be taken for granted.

From Washington Post

“There’s a ‘Zero Defects’ policy — that’s military code.

From New York Times

In fact, they do more than merely strive: they make sure they have the “getting things to work” half of the equation down: zero defects, never late…And they don’t lose the lovin’ part of the equation either.

From Forbes

It was once known for its embrace of Six Sigma—as the GE website describes it, Six Sigma is a movement bent on achieving empirical excellence: “The central idea behind Six Sigma is that if you can measure how many ‘defects’ you have in a process, you can systematically figure out how to eliminate them and get as close to ‘zero defects’ as possible.

From Slate

You cannot launch with zero defects.

From Forbes