Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)-Issues and Challenges

Design is a disciplined approach combining art and science to produce an innovative, technically correct while also reproducible solution to a problem. Both an organization's products and services may be designed to resolve problems and, when the design is commercially viable, then the sustained success of the business is assured.
In DFSS business competitiveness is assured through the design function-which is responsible for delivering continuous growth in shareholder value through development of new products and services that generate future revenue flows and fulfill the promises for both increased growth and continued profitability.
This paper summarizes Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), identifying all of the crucial elements (philosophical concepts, tools and methods) used to deliver predictable designs that satisfy the commercial needs of consumers.