Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is a structured method for developing robust new products, technologies, services or processes that are aligned with the Voice of the Customer, using predictive engineering and anticipating and managing potential issues. Using this proactive process, the development team can:

• Ensure the team shares a solid understanding of customer needs, and selects a compelling concept that supports and facilitates meeting those needs.
• Define the “vital few” key, measurable parameters that reflect the customer needs, and flow them down to quantifiable and verifiable requirements for the sub-processes, subsystems and components.
• Use predictive engineering and optimization methods to ensure the product, technology, service or process is robust to variation in the processing and in the environment and use conditions, providing confidence that each critical parameter will meet or exceed the customers’ expectations.
• Verify that the new product, technology, service of process is capable of fulfilling the functional and reliability requirements under normal and stressful conditions. Ensure that the supportive organizations and supply chain are aligned and capable of consistently delivering with acceptable cycle times.

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