BME01.HM3C.Chapter 7. Roa, Giovanni
BME01.HM3C.Chapter 7. Roa, Giovanni
BME01.HM3C.Chapter 7. Roa, Giovanni
EXCELLENCE
Quiz 1
Giovanni L. Roa
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Product Development
process.
phases.
are studied for feasibility, addressing such questions as: Will the
production process has been set up, the company releases the product to
2. What is Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)? Explain the four basic
that goods and services will meet customer needs and achieve
performance objectives, and that the processes used to make and deliver
approach leads to reduced costs, better quality, and a better focus on the
DFSS have been around for some time; its uniqueness lies in the
mind.
are achieved.
customer needs.
characteristic of theproduct.
and creativity.
Innovation involves the adoption of an idea, process, technology,
results in new and unique goods and services that delight customers and
Innovation has been the hallmark of Apple and the late Steve
that innovation was one of their top three priorities,and that the speed of
implementation and ability to coordinate processes required to bring an
societal needs.
specifications,
efficiently, and with high quality. Dr. Nam Suh from MIT developed a
process:
complexity
These axioms guide the design process with the goal of creating
the best possible product to achieve the desired functions. The method
has been shown to reduce design time and achieve better designs and
Company.
with each purchase; they simply are not satisfied with products that fail
gained large market shares primarily because of their high reliability, and
conditions.
descriptive purposes.
having the same reliability for 5,000 hours of operation, assuming that the
the product or system was made. The term failures can occur: functional
following: a device does not work at all (car will not start); the operation
conditions, which involves the type and amount of usage and the
the Arizona dessert. They have to work while driving over gravel roads or
requirements.
characteristics, and life time, a manufacturer can design and conduct tests
the product or process, and the achieved reliability, which is the actual
reliability observed during use. Achieved reliability can be less than the
inherent reliability due to the effects of the manufacturing process and the
conditions of use.