Design for Six Sigma : The Revolutionary Process for Achieving Extraordinary Profits

If a company changes a design after a product launch-and not during the concept stage-implementing the changes will cost 1,000 times more.Six Sigma-the near-perfect rate of only 3.4 defects per million opportunities and the management strategy to which Jack Welch attributes GEa__s phenomenal success-is on the list of all successful organizations as they navigate the road to dramatic profit increases and improved customer satisfaction. Even with excellent Six Sigma implementation, most companies are able to achieve only Five Sigma, which is not enough in todaya__s ultracompetitive marketplace. For the first time, leading quality expert and author Subir Chowdhury presents Design For Six Sigma (DFSS), a revolutionary five-step process that takes a company all the way to Six Sigma.Chowdhury evaluated company processes based on the cash consumed and discovered that engineering stands out as a key function within any organization: The decisions made at the engineering level profoundly influence a companya__s subsequent budget. Therefore, the real opportunities for increased competitiveness come from the activities associated with the engineering department. DFSS attacks a companya__s problems at the product development stage and incorporates the need for quality products and increased profits. The DFSS process results in:bull;Cost savings in development, manufacturing, and after-sales service and supportbull;Reduced time-to-marketbull;Improved quality at introductionbull;The best products getting to market faster and more efficiently