Design for Six Sigma: A Roadmap for Product Development

The Latest Tools and Guidance Needed to Implement Design for Six Sigma in New Product and Service Development!

Hailed as a classic in its first edition, Design for Six Sigma has been fully revised and updated to equip you with everything you need to implement Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) in new product and service development.

The Second Edition of this indispensable design tool retains the core of the previous edition, while adding new information on innovation, lean product development, incomplete DOE, mixture experiments, and alternative DFSS roadmaps—plus new thread-through case studies.

From quality concepts and DFSS fundamentals…to DFSS deployment and project algorithm…to design validation, the updated edition of Design for Six Sigma gives you a solid understanding of the entire process for applying DFSS in the creation of successful new products and services.

Packed with detailed illustrations, careful directions and comparisons, and worked-out calculations, the Second Edition of Design for Six Sigma features:

A one-stop resource for developing a sure-fire DFSS program
Expert walkthroughs that help readers choose the right design tools at every stage of the DFSS process
New to this edition: new chapters on innovation, lean product development, and computer simulation; new material on critical parameter management; new thread-through case studies

Providing real-world product development experience and insight throughout, the Second Edition of Design for Six Sigma now offers professionals in a wide range of industries the information required to maximize DFSS potential in creating winning products and services for today's marketplace.

Filled with over 200 detailed illustrations, the Second Edition of Design for Six Sigma first gives you a solid foundation in quality concepts, Six Sigma fundamentals, and the nature of Design for Six Sigma, and then presents clear, step-by-step coverage of:

Design for Six Sigma Deployment
Design for Six Sigma Project Algorithm
DFSS Transfer Function and Scorecards
Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
Axiomatic Design
Innovation in Product Design
Lean Product Development
TRIZ
Design for X
Failure Mode-Effect Analysis
Fundamentals of Experimental Design
Incomplete DOE
Taguchi's Orthogonal Array Experiment
Taguchi's Robust Parameter Design
Tolerance Design
Response Surface Methodology
Mixture Experiments
Design Validation

Customer Reviews:

Your One Design Advertence

By "rudy20" - June 13, 2003

Challenges traditional thinking and approaches to product and service design. Has an nice flow. One can easily find key topics for reference. We plan to use as one of our foundations for training. Deep, new perspectives on "old" tools and there applications. Exciting! Regardless of your level of expertise, I think you will learn from this book. Helpful for practitioners and beginners. Everyone designing products or services should be aware of this book. A nice section on theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ). DFSS is de-mystified in this work. Relevant case studies and examples. Underlying principles are more easily grasped. List of applications is endless. Each chapter can add value to your business or organization. Shows how Six Sigma rigor can be combined with pragmatism for superior results!

Worth the buy!

By A Customer - April 1, 2004

I have not found such a comprehensive book for design of six sigma. I started using this book for advanced experimental design and taguchi methods, but ended understanding the complete roadmap for design of six sigma. The systems approach allows an enthusiast reader to start anywhere, without having to spend time refering back to earlier chapters. The relatively newer trends as TRIZ and axiomatic design have also been nicely dealt with.
Overall, this is a very nice and easy read book, with excellent and well defined examples. A must for everyone who wants a quick refresher on the design principles of six sigma.

Application Oriented

By MK Sathya - June 30, 2003

In recent times, there has been a lot of talk and hype about DFSS with very little substance thus far--until this one! I found the book an easy read, application oriented and a relatively prescritive approach to apply DFSS for products, processes and/or services. The sections on TRIZ and Axiomatic Design expose the opportunities largely untapped in the design world today. A must read book for organizations serious about Six Sigma--whether they are focused on delivering worldclass products and services to their customers or designing processes to run world class business operations--a thumbs up all the way!!