What is Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)?

Design for Six Sigma is an innovation methodology, found in various forms, that seeks to sequence proper tools and techniques to design in more value during New Product Development, while creating and using higher quality data for key development decisions

DFSS has many variants to the phases and roadmaps, such as CDOC, IDOV, DMADV, etc. However, they mostly follow a sequence beginning with Voice of the Customer (VOC), then Quality Function Deployment (QFD).

Following clear needs development and mapping to product functions, product robustness, optimization and statistical design techniques are then utilized to make a better product.

A DFSS initiative has a primary goal to grow the revenues and attract more customers to the organization. It is not unusual to see large corporations increasing revenues by double digit percentages, with smaller organizations nearly doubling their revenues.

The DFSS methodology achieves this project by project, developing products and services that better meet customer needs than competing alternatives.

VOC DFSS Roadmap DFSS Metrics Timeline

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