Design for Six Sigma by Peter Peterka

the eventu Aviva Water Totter Max return on invest can be profound. Thi is especi true when the organ can us the DFSS project as a templat for fundament chang in the wai it develop new product and process across the organization. Th benefit of DFSS ar more difficult to quantifi and ar more long-term. It can take over six month after the launch of the new product befor you will begin to see the true measur of the project improvements. However.

DFSS focus on research,Design for Six Sigma DFSS is the applic of Six Sigma principl to the design of product and their manufactur and support processes. Wherea Six Sigma by definit focus on the product phase of a product. design, and develop phases. DFSS combin mani of the tool that ar us to improv exist product or servic and integr the voic of the custom and simul method to predict new process and product performance.

Measure,DFSS can be compar to DMA IC Design. Analyze, Improve, Control and often the acronym DMA DV Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, Verifi is us to describ the strategi of DFSS. The precis phase or step of a DFSS methodolog ar not univers defined. Most organ will implement DFSS to suit their business, industry, and culture. DFSS methodology, instead of the DMA IC methodology, should be us when:

* A product or process is not in exist at your compani and on need to be developed

* The exist product or process exist and ha been optim us either DMA IC or not and still doesn't meet the level of custom specif or six sigma level

exce custom expectations,DFSS is a wai to implement the Six Sigma methodolog as earli in the product or servic life cycl as possible. It is a strategi toward extraordinari ROI by design to meet custom need and process capability. DFSS can produc the same order of magnitud in financi benefit as DMA IC. But it also greatli help an organ innovate. and becom a market leader.

design product that ar resist to variat in the manufactur process. Using DFSS mean design qualiti into the product from the start. You ar prevent wast variat befor it happens,DFSS is the Six Sigma approach to product design namely. thu be abl to identifi and correct problem earli when the solut cost ar less. A success DFSS implement requir the same ingredi as ani other Six Sigma project: a signific commit and leadership from the top, plan that identifi and establish measur program goal and timeline, and the train and involv of everyone.

Plan for DFSS requir collect the necessari inform that will allow for error free product of defect-fre product and process that satisfi the custom profitably. DFSS attempt to predict how the design under consider will behav and to correct for variat prior to it occurring. That mean understand the real need of your custom and translat those need into vital technic characterist of the product and ultim into critic to qualiti CTQ characterist of the product and process. You can then us design of experi DOE to develop a robust design that optim effici and reduc defects.

dure the Measur phase if us DMA DV. Kei input ar priorit to establish a short list to studi in more detail. With a priorit list of input in hand,Valid and reliabl metric to monitor the progress of the project ar establish earli in the project. the DFSS team will determin the potenti wai the process could go wrong and take preemptiv action to mitig or prevent those failures. Through analysis, the DFSS team can determin the caus of the problem that need improv and how to elimin the gap between exist perform and the desir level of performance. Thi involv discov why defect ar gener by identifi the kei variabl that ar most like to creat process variation. Failur Mode and Effect Analysi FMEA and Anticipatori Failur Determin AFD can be us for both the design of the product and the design of the process.

you can develop compet manufactur process and choos process that ar capabl of meet the design requirements. Further analysi can verifi and valid that the product design will meet the qualiti targets. Thi can be accomplish through peer reviews,DFSS provid a structur wai to construct us the inform learn from these analyses. Armed with real data produc by the DFSS process. design reviews, simul and analysis, qualif testing, or product valid testing.