DRM Associates provides hands-on training in quality function deployment (QFD).

QUALITY  FUNCTION  DEPLOYMENT  WORKSHOP

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QFD: What, Why and How
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This is a two- to three-day, hands-on workshop. Workshop exercises utilizing actual product hardware are used extensively to develop a practical understanding of how to use QFD to capture the voice of the customer (VOC), perform competitive analysis, develop a product strategy, and derive product requirements. Part of the third day can be used to transition from the classroom to the workplace using QFD with your own products.

1. INTRODUCTION

  • Product Planning and Voice of the Customer
  • QFD Introduction
  • Basic QFD - The Four Phases

2. VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER

  • Kano Model and Types of Customer Requirements (Spoken and Unspoken)
  • The Importance of Capturing the Voice of the Customer (VOC)
  • Methods for Capturing VOC
    • Customer Meetings / Interviews
    • Focus Groups
    • Observation
    • Market Research
  • Organizing Customer Needs
  • Creating a Data Dictionary

3. PRODUCT PLANNING (HOUSE OF QUALITY)

  • Development of the Product Planning Matrix Based on Voice of the Customer
  • Customer Needs and Priorities
  • Competitive Assessment & Product Strategy
  • Exercise 1: Organizing Customer Requirements, Evaluating the Competition and Developing a Product Strategy (Team Development of a New Pocket Calculator Product )
  • Guidelines for Developing Technical Characteristics
  • Exercise 2: Developing Technical Characteristics for the New Product & Establishing Relationships with Customer Requirements
  • Exercise 3: Performing a Technical Evaluation (Product Benchmarking with Competitive Calculators)
  • Identifying and Addressing Interactions
  • Technical Difficulty and Program Risks
  • Exercise 4: Considering Interactions, Risks, Importance Ratings, & Other Factors for Development
  • Exercise 5: Analyzing the Product Planning Matrix and Establishing Target Values
  • QFD with Complex Systems/Products: Two Approaches

4. SUBSYSTEM/PART DEPLOYMENT

  • The Flow of Product Development Activities and Preparation of the Deployment Matrix
  • Exercise 6: Deploy Design Requirements & Identify Other Basic Functions - Function Analysis
  • Determining Critical Assembly/Part Characteristics - Performance & Reliability
  • Concept Development & Product Benchmarking
  • Concept Evaluation and Selection Techniques
  • Exercise 7: Develop & Select Product Concept - Concept Selection Matrix 
  • Exercise 8: Determine Critical Part Characteristics, Relationships, Importance Ratings & Target Values

5. PROCESS & PRODUCTION PLANNING

  • Deploy Selected Part Characteristics
  • Evaluate & Select Process Approach
  • Determine Process Relationships & Critical Process Parameters
  • Evaluating Where to Improve Process Capabilities & Invest in New Equipment
  • Workshop Exercise (optional)
  • Deploy Critical Processes
  • Establish Quality Control, Test, Process Control and Maintenance Parameters
  • Develop Work Instructions & Training

6. QFD FRAMEWORK AND PROCESS

  • Enhanced QFD Framework - an Approach for Complex Products
  • QFD and Systems Engineering
  • Applying QFD to Services, Software Development and Business Processes
  • Managing the QFD Process and Avoiding Common Pitfalls
  • Planning and Organizing a QFD Project
  • Team Membership and Operation
  • Management Support, Training and Avoiding Pitfalls
  • QFD Software Tools
  • Bridging the Workshop Back to Workplace (Discussion or Day 3)