Course agenda:   

                        I.     THE WHAT AND WHY OF DFLSS
                                    – What is DfLSS and how does it differ from Lean Six Sigma?
                                    – Why do we need it?
                                    – The benefits of DfLSS
                                    – The vision of DfLSS

                        I.    DFLSS SUCCESS STORIES
                                    – Who is using it?
                                    – What are some of their successes?

                        II.    THE DFLSS PROCESS
                                    – The Big Picture:  Identify, Design, Optimize, Validate (IDOV)
                                    – The Identify Phase
                                    – The DfLSS Scorecard
                                    – Voice of the Customer (VOC)
                                    – The Design Phase
                                    – Translating the VOC (Requirements Flowdown)
                                    – Transfer Functions
                                    – The Optimize Phase
                                    – Expected Value Analysis Using Monte Carlo Simulation
                                    – Parameter Design
                                    – Tolerance Allocation
                                    – The Validate Phase
                                    – High Throughput Testing
                                    – Discrete Event Simulation

                        IV.        MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION (MDO) USING 
                                    HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (HPC)

                        V.         MAKING IT HAPPEN:  LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES IN 
                                    DEPLOYING DFLSS

                        VI.        EDUCATION AND TRAINING