It is almost a certainty that anyone engaged in U.S. manufacturing or design today has been exposed to a Six Sigma initiative of some sort. These practices have helped U.S. manufacturers improve their ...

Remember Design For Six Sigma (DFSS)? Back in 2002, author Subir Chowdhury described the difference between Six Sigma and DFSS as "the difference between getting a tune-up and getting a brand-new ...

Product development processes can incorporate six sigma to yield products with extremely low defects based on requirements that are critical to the customer. In addition using six sigma can help ...

This is the fourth in a series addressing the issues related to semiconductor design-for-yield. For the first three parts see pdf file. Statistical or six-sigma design requires the establishment of ...

Part 1 of this 3-part series described how a model-driven development process and virtual prototyping tools help address the challenges of implementing a DFSS methodology in a complex automotive ...

Essentially a simple metaphor stretched to publishable length, this book of business strategy by automotive industry consultant Chowdhury follows the author's bestselling The Power of Six Sigma. Six ...

Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has given the electronics component industry a 15-day deadline. They must present concrete plans for design capabilities, Six Sigma quality, and workforce ...