August 2009
Intermediate to advanced
456 pages
11h 7m
English
Overview
The Practical, Example-Rich Guide to Building Better Systems,
Software, and Hardware with DFSS
Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) offers engineers powerful opportunities
to develop more successful systems, software, hardware, and
processes. In Applying Design for Six Sigma to Software and
Hardware Systems, two leading experts offer a realistic,
step-by-step process for succeeding with DFSS. Their clear,
start-to-finish roadmap is designed for successfully developing
complex high-technology products and systems that require both
software and hardware development.
Drawing on their unsurpassed experience leading Six Sigma at
Motorola, the authors cover the entire project lifecycle, from
business case through scheduling, customer-driven requirements
gathering through execution. They provide real-world examples for
applying their techniques to software alone, hardware alone, and
systems composed of both. Product developers will find proven job
aids and specific guidance about what teams and team members need
to do at every stage.
Using this book’s integrated, systems approach, marketers,
software professionals, and hardware developers can converge all
their efforts on what really matters: addressing the
customer’s true needs.
Learn how to
Ensure that your entire team shares a solid understanding of customer needs
Define measurable critical parameters that reflect customer requirements
Thoroughly assess business case risk and opportunity in the context of product roadmaps and portfolios
Prioritize development decisions and scheduling in the face of resource constraints
Flow critical parameters down to quantifiable, verifiable requirements for every sub-process, subsystem, and component
Use predictive engineering and advanced optimization to build products that robustly handle variations in manufacturing and usage
Verify system capabilities and reliability based on pilots or early production samples
Master new statistical techniques for ensuring that supply chains deliver on time, with minimal inventory
Choose the right DFSS tools, using the authors’ step-by-step flowchart
If you’re an engineer involved in developing any new
technology solution, this book will help you reflect the real Voice
of the Customer, achieve better results faster, and eliminate
fingerpointing.
About the Web Site The accompanying Web site, sigmaexperts.com/dfss, provides an interactive DFSS
flowchart, templates, exercises, examples, and tools.
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