(John Wiley & Sons Inc.: Hoboken, New Jersey) -- Medical Device Design for Six Sigma: A Road Map for Safety and Effectiveness, by Basem S. El-Haik, Ph.D., and Khalid S. Mekki (John Wiley and Sons Inc., May, 2008) presents the complete body of knowledge for Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), as outlined by American Society for Quality, and details how to integrate appropriate design methodologies up front in the design process. DFSS helps companies shorten lead times, cut development and manufacturing costs, lower total life-cycle cost, and improve the quality of medical devices. Comprehensive and complete with real-world examples, this guide:
• Integrates concept and design methods such as Pugh controlled convergence approach, quality function deployment methodology, parameter optimization techniques such as design of experiment, Taguchi robust design method, failure mode and effects analysis, design for X, multilevel hierarchical design methodology, and response-surface methodology
• Covers contemporary and emerging design methods, including axiomatic design principles, theory of inventive problem-solving, and tolerance design
• Provides a detailed, step-by-step implementation process for each DFSS tool included

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