Using the design for Six Sigma approach with TRIZ for new product development

• Published in: Computers & industrial engineering Vol. 98; pp. 522 - 530
• Main Authors: Wang, Fu-Kwun, Yeh, Ching-Tan, Chu, Tao-Peng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2016; Pergamon Press Inc
• Subjects: Customers; Design engineering; Design for Six Sigma; Digital; Industrial engineering; Problem solving; Product design; Product development; Product quality; Six Sigma; Studies; TRIZ; Voice; TRIZ; Product design; Design for Six Sigma
• ISSN: 0360-8352; 1879-0550
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2016.06.014

•The DFSS with TRIZ method is used to develop a new product.•We present a case study to demonstrate how the DMADV framework with TRIZ is used to develop a new network device.•The profit of this 4-year study is US$6,555,262.•Seven patents are invented during this product development. Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is a proactive process that entails incorporating the voices of customers into the design of products and processes. DFSS is used to establish a quality design by implementing preventive thinking and tools in the product development process. Recently, an innovative theory of inventive problem-solving (TRIZ) approach has been successfully incorporated into product development processes. In this paper, we present a case study conducted based on the DFSS with TRIZ method for developing a new product called very-high-bit-rate digital subscriber line 2 comprising multiple-dwelling units. The results indicate that the DFSS with TRIZ method can be effectively applied in new product development. The profit of this 4-year study is projected at US$6,555,262. Seven patents are invented during this product development.