Content: Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
Authors
Acknowledgments
1: Design for Six Sigma Overview
Six Sigma Review
DFSS
Comparison of Six Sigma and DFSS
Conclusion
2: History of Six Sigma
Variation
Conclusion
3: Design for Six Sigma Methodology
Conclusion
4: Design for Six Sigma Culture and Organizational Readiness
Organizational Change Management
Resistance to Change
Using Known Leaders to Challenge the Status Quo
Communicating Change
Conclusion
Technical Design Review: Define and Measure Phases
Technical Design Review. Gate 1 Readiness: Define and Measure PhasesAssessment of Risks
5: Project Charter
Introduction
Project Charter Steps
Risk Assessment
Developing the Business Case
Conclusion
6: Balanced Scorecard
Balanced Scorecard
Key Performance Indicators
Cost of Quality
Financial Performance
Process Performance
Conclusion
7: Benchmarking
Best in Class
Conclusion
8: Project Management
Why Projects Fail
Management by Project
Integrated Project Implementation
Critical Factors for Project Success
Project Organization
Resource Allocation
Project Scheduling
Project Tracking and Reporting. Project ControlProject Termination
Project Systems Implementation Outline
Planning
Organizing
Scheduling (Resource Allocation)
Control (Tracking, Reporting, and Correction)
Termination (Close or Phase-Out)
Documentation
Project Plan
Scope Management
Conclusion
Technical Design Review: Analyze Phase
Technical Design Review
Gate 2 Readiness: Analyze Phase
Assessment of Risks
9: Gathering the Voice of the Customer
VOC in Product Development
Customers/Stakeholders
Voice of the Customer
Critical to Satisfaction
Critical to Quality
Conclusion
10: Quality Function Deployment. Kano ModelQuality Function Deployment
Conclusion
11: TRIZ
TRIZ Methodology
Nine Windows
TRIZ Methodology
Contradictions
Technical Contradictions
Physical Contradictions
Separation Principle
Contradiction Matrix
The 40 Principles of Invention
TRIZ and DFSS
Conclusion
12: Lean Design
Single-Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)
What Is SMED?
Conclusion
13: Design for X Methods
Design for Manufacturability
Design for Assembleability
Design for Reliability
Design for Serviceability
Design for Environment
Design for Testability
Conclusion
14: Pugh Concept Selection Matrix. Conclusion15: Modeling of Technology
Ideal Function
P-Diagram
Functional Analysis System Technique
Conclusion
16: Taguchi Design
Taguchi Loss Function
Mahalanobis-Taguchi System
Multidimensional Systems
Mahalanobis-Taguchi Steps
Step 1: Normal Group Calculations
Step 2: Normal Space Calculations
Step 3: Test (Abnormal) Group Calculations
Step 4: Optimize the System
MTS Steps Using the Graduate Admission System Example
Step 1: Normal Group Calculations
Step 2: Normal Space Calculations
Step 3: Test Group Calculations
Step 4: Optimize the System
Conclusion.