Title :
Applying quality tools to reliability: a 12-step Six-sigma process to accelerate reliability growth in product design
Author :
Gurunatha, Thimmiah ; Siegel, Robert P.
Abstract :
This paper describes the application of a Six-sigma based 12-step quality process to the design and development of a new, highly complex commercial product. The process was targeted at an aggressive reliability growth rate that exceeded anything the company had achieved before. The process is described, along with some of the challenges and accommodations required to ensure a successful outcome.
Keywords :
failure analysis; product development; quality control; reliability; 12-step Six-sigma process; accelerated life test; failure modes; product design; quality tools; reliability growth acceleration; reliability growth rate; Acceleration; Costs; Life estimation; Materials reliability; Process control; Product design; Product development; Reliability engineering; Scheduling; Six sigma;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 2003. Annual
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7717-6
DOI :
10.1109/RAMS.2003.1182050