Six Sigma for electronics design and manufacturing / Sammy G. Shina.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. The Nature of Six Sigma and Its Connectivity to Other Quality Tools. 1.1. Historical Perspective. 1.2. Why Six Sigma? 1.3. Defending Six Sigma. 1.4. The Definitions of Six Sigma. 1.5. Increasing the Cp Level to Reach Six Sigma. 1.6. Definitions of Major Quality Tools and How They Effect Six Sigma. 1.7. Mandatory Quality Tools. 1.8. Quality Function Deployment (QFD). 1.9. Design of Manufacture (DFM). 1.10. Design of Experiments (DoE). 1.11. Other Quality Tools. 1.12. Gauge Repeatability and Reproducibility (GR&R) -- Ch. 2. The Elements of Six Sigma and Their Determination. 2.1. The Quality Measurement Techniques: SQC, Six Sigma, Cp and Cpk. 2.2. The Cpk Approach Versus Six Sigma. 2.3. Calculating Defects Using Normal Distribution. 2.4. Are Manufacturing Processes and Supply Parts Always Normally Distributed? -- Ch. 3. Six Sigma and the Manufacturing Control Systems. 3.1. Manufacturing Variability Measurement and Control. 3.2. The Control of Variable Processes and Its Relationship with Six Sigma. 3.3. Attribute charts and their Relationship with Six Sigma. 3.4. Using TQM Techniques to Maintain Six Sigma Quality in Manufacturing -- Ch. 4. The Use of Six Sigma in Determining the Manufacturing Yield and Test Strategy. 4.1. Determining Units of Defects. 4.2. Determining Manufacturing Yield on a Single Operation or a Part with Multiple Similar Operations. 4.3. Determining Design or Manufacturing Yield on Multiple Parts with Multiple Manufacturing Operations or Design Specifications. 4.4. Determining Overall Product Testing Strategy -- Ch. 5. The Use of Six Sigma With High- and Low-Volume Products and Processes. 5.1. Process Average and Standard Deviation Calculations for Samples and Populations. 5.2. Determining Process Capability. 5.3. Determining Gauge Capability. 5.4. Determining Short- and Long-Term Process Capability -- Ch. 6. Six Sigma Quality and Manufacturing Costs of Electronics Products. 6.1. The Overall Electronic Product Life Cycle Cost Model. 6.2. The Quality and Cost Relationship. 6.3. Electronic Products Cost Estimating Systems. 6.4. PCB Assembly Cost Estimating Systems -- Ch. 7. Six Sigma and Design of Experiments (DoE). 7.1. DoE Definitions and Expectations. 7.2. Design of Experiments (DoE) Techniques. 7.3. The DoE Analysis Tool Set. 7.4. Variability Reduction Using DoE. 7.5. Using DoE Methods in Six Sigma Design and Manufacturing Projects -- Ch. 8. Six Sigma and Its Use in the Analysis of Design and Manufacturing for Current and New Products and Processes. 8.1. Current Product Six Sigma Strategy. 8.2. Transitioning New Product Development to Six Sigma. 8.3. Determining Six Sigma Quality in Different Design Disciplines. 8.4. Applying Six Sigma Quality for New Product Introduction -- Ch. 9. Six Sigma and the New Product Life Cycle. 9.1. Background: Concurrent Engineering Successes and New Trends. 9.2. Supply Chain Development. 9.3. Product Life Cycle and the Six Sigma Design Quality Issues -- Ch. 10. New Product and Systems Project Management Using Six Sigma Quality. 10.1. The Quality System Review and Quality-Based Project Management Methodologies. 10.2. Technical Design Information Flow and Six Sigma System Design -- Ch. 11. Implementing Six Sigma in Electronics Design and Manufacturing. 11.1. Six Sigma Design Project Management Models. 11.2. Cultural Issues with the Six Sigma Based System Design Process. 11.3. Key Processes to Enhance the Concurrent Product Creation Process. 11.4. Tools to Support Suggested Processes.

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