Design for Six Sigma: The Revolutionary Process for Achieving Extraordinary Profits
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (555 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1419526812 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Today, San Francisco Chronicle, and Publisher's Weekly. . Subir Chowdhury is the author of international bestsellers "Management 21C" and "The Power of Six Sigma", which received critical media attention in the New York Times, U.S.A. Chowdhury, a young business professional, is rapidly becoming known as on
For the first time, leading quality expert and author Subir Chowdhury presents Design For Six Sigma (DFSS), a revolutionary five-step process that takes a company all the way to Six Sigma. . Even with excellent Six Sigma implementation, most companies are able to achieve only Five Sigma, which is not enough in today’s ultracompetitive marketplace. If a company changes a design after a product launch-and not during the concept stage-implementing the changes will cost 1,000 times more. Six Sigma, the near-perfect rate of only 3.4 defects per million opportunities and the management strategy to which Jack Welch attributes GE’s phenomenal success-is on the list of all successful organizations
Good but This book is very superficial. It is reccomneded only for those who are novice in this theme. It seems to me that the author is more concerned in selling consultancy services than to teach someone about DFSS.. Not enough details This is a good book for a novice or executive who wants a quick and high level overview of DFSS. Don't expect to learn the details of DFSS or any substantive methods to implement DFSS.The book lacks substance and pertinent examples. Chapter Six on Optimize the Design is very weak. The sections on Taguchi Loss Function, Parameter design, Tolerance design, and TRIZ provide a superficial coverage with no in-depth explanation or detailed exam. Robert Morris said Why Not the First Time?. The claim on this book's dust jacket that Chowdhury offers "the only [in italics for emphasis] way to achieve Six Sigma" is obviously ludicrous. Presumably he would be the first to agree with Michael Hammer who wrote The Agenda to repudiate the idea that there is one and only one "silver bullet" to hit the "target" of organizational transformation. In fact, there is a full arsenal of weapons. "Six Sigma's trademark methodology of DMAIC (D
"Design for Six Sigma will help your company greatly increase its competitive strength." -- Rob Lindner, Vice President, Corporate Quality, Sunbeam