Design for LeanSigma

Lean Product Development and Launch

Overview
Ideal Attendees
Key Learning
Tools Learned
Agenda
Schedule
Pricing and Prerequisites
Terms and Conditions

Experience effective approach to new product development, production process design and implementation within a lean framework. Learn how to consistently launch innovative products significantly faster than your competition.

Ideal Attendees

  • Design engineers
  • Manufacturing engineers
  • Product and Marketing managers
  • Operations managers
  • Quality managers
  • Continuous Improvement managers
  • Others in the design and production process

Key Learning

  • How to be consistently first to market with innovative, high-appeal products
  • How to use Voice of Customer (VOC) to understand true customer needs and translate them into critical product requirements
  • Maximize quality and production flexibility to easily adapt to variations in customer demand
  • Dramatically reduce your development time and costs
  • Participate in hands-on simulations and learn how to apply LeanSigma growth tools to streamline the product development and launch process

Tools Learned

  • Voice of Customer (VOC) capture
  • House of Quality
  • Managed Creativity for Concept Development
  • Design for Manufacture and Assembly
  • Production Preparation Process (Seven Alternatives, Simulation, and “Process-at a-Glance”)

5 Day Agenda

Day One

  • Introductions and Expectations
  • Lean Sigma transformation
  • Design for LeanSigma (DLS) overview
  • DLS (Phase-Gate) process and kaizen interventions

Day Two

  • Voice Of Customer (customer visit planning and VOC capture process)
  • House Of Quality (HOQ) - “Hands-On Learning Activity” - development of HOQ
  • Design For Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) - “Hands-On Learning Activity” – part count reduction and design efficiency

Day Three

  • Concept Development and Managed Creativity - “Hands-On Learning Activity” – managed creativity for concept development, screening and evaluation to choose the “final concept"
  • Design for Six Sigma quality tools

Day Four

  • Lean production system
  • Production preparation principles - “Jidoka” wideo
  • Production Preparation Process - “Hands-On Learning Activity” - use of “Alternatives-at-a Glance” for managed creativity

Day Five

  • Production Preparation Process (continued) - “Hands-On Learning Activity” - assembly line development and simulation
  • Summary review of the DLS methodology
  • “Take it Home!” discussion ~ opportunities/ barriers/ comments
  • Closing discussion
  • Adjourn workshop

 

Schedule

If you have any questions or would like to register by phone, please call us at +44 (0)1623 758298.

North America

  • June 20-24, 2011 in Durham, NC

Pricing and Prerequisites

  • £2100 per person
  • £1800 for groups of three or more

There are no prerequisites to attend this class.

Terms and Conditions

You will be invoiced for event fees which are due in full prior to the start of each workshop. Event fees include workshop materials, lunch and refreshments. Please see event descriptions for any prerequisite requirements prior to registration.

Cancellation Policy

Any cancellation must be received in writing. Cancellations received within 15-21 business days of the event will be subject to a 50% cancellation fee. Cancellations received within 0-14 business days of the event will be subject to a 100% cancellation fee.

Transfers and Substitutions

Substitutions are allowed at any time. Transfers to another date will only be accommodated one time.

TBM is committed to fulfilling the schedule as presented, however TBM reserves the right to cancel any courses where sufficient registration levels have not been met.

Unconditional Guarantee

If, for any reason, you are not satisfied with this workshop, we will refund 100% of your fee.