Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Executive Seminar for Auto Suppliers and Manufacturers - November 8, The Renaissance Club, Detroit, MI.DENVER -- The automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. is facing more issues than ever: domestic sales are declining, demand is cyclical and remaining profitable is difficult when costs continue to increase. These design flaws can't be addressed by traditional improvement methods. Breakthrough improvement may require that you create completely new products or processes with Design for Six Sigma The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. (DFSS DFSS Design For Six Sigma DFSS Defence Force School of Signals (Australian Defence Force) DFSS Decision Frontier Solutions Suite (Informix) DFSS Dielectric Frequency Selective Surface ). Breakthrough Management Group (BMG BMG Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Germand: Federal Ministry for Health) BMG Be My Girl BMG Blue Man Group BMG Bertelsmann Music Group BMG Be My Guest BMG Browning Machine Gun BMG Bulk Metallic Glass ) would like to invite you to attend an upcoming session in Detroit on Nov. 8. This complimentary, educational event will focus on how DFSS is being used to address some of the major challenges in auto manufacturing today. Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is a powerful problem-solving methodology aimed at a core issue facing today's products and services - namely that 80% of all defects are "designed in." These design flaws unfortunately prevent standard Six Sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6. Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects.[1] A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications. methods such as DMAIC DMAIC Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control DMAIC Design, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control (5 stages of Six Sigma Quality Improvement and Assurance) from delivering true "Six Sigma" levels of customer satisfaction. Breakthrough improvement ultimately requires the Six Sigma team to create new products or redesign existing ones with DFSS. Our subject matter experts will address topics such as: A Framework for DFSS in the Automotive Industry, Clear Rationale for DFSS - Easy Project Integration into Product Development, Prescriptive pre·scrip·tive adj. 1. Sanctioned or authorized by long-standing custom or usage. 2. Making or giving injunctions, directions, laws, or rules. 3. Law Acquired by or based on uninterrupted possession. tools as well as trends in DFSS, driving commitment for DFSS, aligning DFSS with existing product development processes, scoping and selecting DFSS projects for high impact and selecting the right team for DFSS. Key learning outcomes will include: * How to prioritize and select DFSS projects * Aligning DFSS with existing product development processes * Specific examples DFSS application at Ford Motor Company * The ability of DFSS to aid manufacturers with their major issues
Date: November 8, 2007
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: The Renaissance Club
Detroit, MI
To RSVP for this exclusive session, please contact:
Juanita Thiel (Juanita.Thiel@BMGi.com), 610-524-6375
For more information: www.BMGi.com/dfss
About Breakthrough Management Group: BMG is the world's leading provider of training and consulting for performance excellence. Specializing in Lean, Six Sigma and Innovation, BMG works with leading companies around the globe to help "in-source" new capability and develop new core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
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