Design for Six Sigma

Here is a nominal outline for a ten-day curriculum in Design Six Sigma course. As with all Scripps & Associates, PC offerings, however, the DFSS curriculum is customizable to your needs.

Scripps strongly recommends structuring a period of mentorship through a student’s first project.

1. Foundation
   1. Introduction to DFSS
   2. DFSS Leadership
   3. The Design Process
   4. Introduction to the software
2. Identify
   1. Introduction to Identify
   2. The Voice of the Customer
   3. Project Charter
   4. Documentation
   5. Function Analysis
   6. Analytic Hierarchy Process
   7. Functional Requirements
   8. Quality Function Deployment
   9. Gap Analysis
   10. Identify Gate
3. Design
   1. Conceptual Design
   2. Axiomatic Design
   3. TRIZ
   4. Risk Analysis (FMEA / AFD)
   5. Simulation
   6. Design Gate
4. Empirical Design
   1. Measurement System Validation
   2. Empirical Design
   3. Comparing alternatives – one X
   4. Cause and effect experimentation
   5. For direction – efficient designs for 2 to 4 Xs
   6. For screening – efficient designs for 5 or more Xs
   7. Model Building
   8. For modeling - Response surface methodology
   9. Simultaneous Optimization of multiple Ys
   10. Empirical Design Gate
5. Affirm
   1. Capability (short-term)
   2. Capability components
   3. Tolerancing
   4. Reliability
   5. Confirmatory Testing
   6. Sensitivity
   7. Evaluate/Affirm Gate
6. Scale-up
   1. Introduction to scale-up
   2. Manufacturing Readiness
   3. Error-proofing
   4. Control plan
   5. Control Charting
   6. Capability (long-term)
   7. Scale-up Gate