Engineering Design for Six Sigma—a systematic approach

Hasenkamp, Torben

doi:10.1002/qre.1090

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“…Using an action research approach (Coughlan & Coghlan, 2002;Kemmis, McTaggart, & Nixon, 2014;Reason & Bradbury, 2008), researchers worked closely with the Transportation Coordinators within this organization to determine the best way to utilize an IT communication solution (i.e., a SharePoint site) to support their operations. To develop this new approach for sharing information, the team of researchers and employees from the organization used the Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) methodology, a structured method for building quality into products/services in order to achieve Six Sigma (i.e., virtually defect/error free) performance (Hasenkamp, 2010;Schroeder, Linderman, Liedtke, & Choo, 2008;Tjahjono et al, 2010). While the literature contains several examples about how DFSS has been used in services, this case study uniquely demonstrates how this approach can be applied to value-enabling elements within service-based operations such as a communication/information sharing process.…”

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Improving supply chain information sharing using Design for Six Sigma

Mitchell

Kovach

2016

European Research on Management and Business Economics

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Available online xxx JEL classification: L91 R49 M11a b s t r a c t Accurate and reliable information is needed to support decision-making processes. Due to the large number of participants typically involved in supply chain operations, organizations often find that it is difficult to effectively share information within a supply chain; hence, this research examined ways to improve information sharing within supply chain operations for one marine transportation services organization. An action research, case study approach used the Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) methodology to design an information technology solution that effectively communicates information between the layers within the supply chain regarding the movement of materials via inland tank barges. The comparative analysis of verification and baseline measurements conducted suggests this project was successful because the new process fulfilled the needs of the work environment for which it was designed. For the organization that participated in this research, the successful adoption of the new approach for information sharing improved communication and decision making within their supply chain. Códigos JEL: L91 R49 M11 Palabras clave: Diseño para Six Sigma Cadena de suministro Transporte Intercambio de información Estudio de casor e s u m e n Este trabajo se fundamenta en la necesidad de contar con información precisa y fiable en los procesos de toma de decisiones. Debido al gran número de personas que suelen participar en las operaciones de la cadena de suministro, las empresas se encuentran con que resulta difícil compartir información de manera efectiva en estas operaciones. En este trabajo se examinaron las maneras de mejorar el intercambio de información en estas operaciones en una empresa de servicios de transporte marítimo. Para ello, se realizó el estudio de un caso en el que se empleó la metodología de Diseño para Six Sigma (DFSS) para obtener una solución que permita la comunicación eficaz de la información entre las distintas etapas de la cadena de suministro con respecto al movimiento de materiales en aguas interiores a través de barcazas cisterna. El análisis comparativo de las medidas que se realizaron sugiere que este proyecto tuvo éxito gracias a que el nuevo proceso se ajusta a las necesidades del entorno de trabajo para el que fue diseñado. La puesta en marcha del nuevo enfoque para el intercambio de información mejoró sustancialmente la comunicación y la toma de decisiones dentro de la cadena de suministro de esta empresa.

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Improving supply chain information sharing using Design for Six Sigma

Mitchell

Kovach

2016

European Research on Management and Business Economics

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“…accelerated lifetime tests (HALT), reliability engineering and FMEA. DfSS is meant to be a comprehensive 'concept aiming at Six Sigma performance by improved design activity' (Hasenkamp 2010) to give a high level guidance for quality and reliability activities of a developing company. However, Robust Design is only seen as a subset of this as part of the Optimize step and although it is not described in great detail it is noticeable that it is seen as a late-stage analysis and optimization of the design.…”

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Mechanisms and coherences of robust design methodology: a robust design process proposal

Göhler

Ebro

Howard

2016

Total Quality Management & Business Excellence

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“…Hasenkamp (2010) clarified the contribution of DFSS to the different stages of a systematic engineering design process. Honour et al (2004) stated that we know that SE is useful in general, but don't know "which practices are useful under what conditions."…”

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A Design for Six Sigma: A Robust Tool in Systems Engineering Process

Yoon¹,

Byun

2012

Industrial Engineering and Management Systems

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While systems engineering has been widely applied to complex system development, some evidences are reported about major budget and schedule overruns in systems engineering applied. On the other hand, many organizations have been deploying Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) to build Six Sigma momentums in the area of design and development for their products and processes. To explore the possibility of having a DFSS complement systems engineering process, this process reviews the systems engineering with their categories of effort and DFSS with its methodologies. A comparison of the systems engineering process and DFSS indicates that DFSS can be a complement to systems engineering for delivering higher quality products to customers faster at a lower cost. We suggest a simplified framework of systems engineering process, that is, PADOV which was derived from the generic systems engineering process which has been applied to the development of T-50 advanced supersonic trainer aircraft by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) with technical assistance of Lockheed Martin. We demonstrated that each phase of PADOV framework is comprehensively matched to the pertinent categories of systems engineering effort from various standards.

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Engineering Design for Six Sigma—a systematic approach

Cited by 19 publications

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Improving supply chain information sharing using Design for Six Sigma

Improving supply chain information sharing using Design for Six Sigma

Mechanisms and coherences of robust design methodology: a robust design process proposal

A Design for Six Sigma: A Robust Tool in Systems Engineering Process

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