Total Quality Management : Deming’s 14 points *

1. Create purpose towards improvement of product and services in the long run.
2. Shoddy materials,poor workmanship, defective products and lax service must become unacceptable.
3. Cease dependence on mass inspection. Instead, process must be improved.
4. Buy material only if the supplier has a quality process rather than on the basis of price alone.
5. Waste must be reduced and quality improvement in every activity (Procurement, engineering, maintenance, sales, distribution, accounting, payroll, customer service and manufacturing)

The Basic Concept of Design For Six Sigma is DMADV or DMADOV

Unlike Six Sigma, the the foundatio of Six Sigma is DMAIC that consists of Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control, Design For Six Sigma has its own guidelines in its execution method that is DMADV (Define, Measure, Analyze, Design and Verify) or DMADOV (Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, Optimize and Verify).

Step of Design For Six Sigma implementation is not universal, such as Six Sigma itself. If Six Sigma DMAIC phases valid and recognized by all companies that use this system, but the stages of DFSS (Design For Six Sigma) each company has its own means and methods. Training companies define DFSS training different from each other according to the needs and conditions of existing products company.

Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Set up Quality with a Focus on Product Design

Planning product that will be made by a company must refer to the concept of lean manufacturing as a whole. Product design is not just a futuristic design and sophisticated, smart but the design to suit customer demand. In addition, the design taking into account the existing processes.

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A structured and systematic research of the market demand is one key to the success of a company that will launch a new product. However, it should be a concern that the company should deliver a quality product.

Design For Six Sigma is a systematic and proactive methods are still prioritizing customer requirements that keep referring to aspects of the development of production processes under control, optimized to obtain a quality product.

Indirect Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) Reached 15-25% of Sales

There is a bigger problem in poor quality, that is a huge cost burden and require special identification to solve it. Because of this problem not tangible. Iceberg below the water surface was more complex and highly detrimental to the company if not managed properly.

Among the company's cost burden is Expediting Costs, Lost of customer loyalty,Long cycle time, engineering change, Late Delivery, Excess Inventory.

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