Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)

Purpose and brief description: 

DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) methodology is one of the most effective and efficient approaches for creating/designing new products and/or processes with flawless quality delivered from the very beginning. In ascending order of complexity of the tools presented, there are 3 levels of training/certification in DFSS: Green Belt (GB), Black Belt (BB) and Master Black Belt (MBB). GB is the first and basic level in DFSS methodology. Successful completion of this Six Sigma DFSS GB course certifies that participants are able to lead DFSS projects of low and medium complexity.

Target audience:

Associates, middle and senior managers executing and/or managing and designing processes employees from manufacturing or services companies, involved in creating/designing and testing new products and/or processes, such as: engineers from manufacturing or design departments, department heads/managers, experts in Human Resources, Logistics, Financial Services, Customer Relations, etc.

Duration: 8 days, split into 3 modules

Training agenda:

Module 1 includes 3 days of classroom training covering:

• DMAIC recap
• DMADV overview
• Quality Function Deployment (QFD – House 1)
• Design scorecards
• Transfer function
• Quality Function Deployment (QFD – House 2)
• Prioritization matrix (Pugh matrix)
• Quality Function Deployment (QFD – House 3)
• Basics of axiomatic design
• Enabling creativity through the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ)
• Basics of process architecture and structure diagrams (job shop vs. flow shop)
• Design for X (X = manufacturability, serviceability, etc.)
• Reliability calculation

Module 2 includes 1 days of consultancy for projects and 3 days of classroom training covering:

• Module 1 recap
• Quality Function Deployment (QFD – House 4)
• Process Model software applied in practice
• Optimization using response surface methods
• Design for Lean (including supply chain dynamics)
• Robust design
• Process management
• Evolutionary Operation (EVOP)
• Developing standards and procedures

Module 3 includes 1 days of consultancy for projects

Trainer:

Lean Six Sigma BB or MBB specialized for process improvement and new product/process design with relevant experience in automotive and other industries.

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