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PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

Companies who do not address product design in their quest for manufacturing improvement, soon realise that the goal of Six Sigma capability is an objective that might not be realised with process optimisation alone. Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is a rigorous approach in product and service design where customer requirements are delivered by products that are manufactured by processes that are fully understood and optimised.

DFSS is not just a collection of tools. It can be used in one of two ways; to give structure to a design improvement project, or provide a framework to support to an organisation’s New Product Development process. The DFSS methodology starts with the definition of customer requirements from which design and process critical characteristics are identified and an understanding of how their variability impacts on the design specification.

The tools and techniques of DFSS can be used to generate timely knowledge which is then fed into the NPD process, making decision making more effective. A design improvement project is structured using the Identify, Design, Optimise, Validate (IDOV) process which provides a framework for the management and control of the activities required to deliver real product development or improvement.

This 5-Day modular programme is ideal for design or process engineers who have had a good grounding in Six Sigma to a black or green belt standard and who want to use the DFSS methodology to redesign products or production processes. The course is also of great value to managers who want to improve the effectiveness of their NPD processes by using the tools & techniques of engineering design in the right way.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

• To provide further design tools & techniques for delegates who have some experience of process improvement using DMAIC methodology

• The use of the IDOV DFSS structure to deliver improvement projects.

• To show how DFSS can support an organisation’s New Product Development process

PROGRAMME CONTENT

Identify

To ensure that the product has been well defined. Carry out an initial risk analysis to identify & address where the product might fail at product interfaces.

• Voice of the Customer

• Functional Analysis

• Quality Function
  Deployment

• System FMEA

Design

Generate potential concept solutions. Identify & apply a set of selection criteria to select the best concept. Analyse the product for value. Determine & manage areas where design errors might be produced. Identify areas of difficulty in the manufacture & assembly of product parts.

• Concept Generation & Selection

• Value Engineering

• Design FMEA

• Design for Manufacture
  & Assembly

Optimise

Once the product, design & process have been defined, statistical techniques can be used to deliver the final robust design.

• Variation Studies

• Design of Experiments

• Tolerancing

• Reliability Studies

Validate

Activities to provide evidence that the design meets product requirements. The capture & implementation of lessons learnt.

• Product / Process Risk  Analysis

• Test Plan Design

• Poka Yoke

• Control Activities