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International Journal of Product Development

 

Special Issue on: “Designing for Six Sigma”

Guest Editor: Faysal Khalaf, Ford Motor Company, USA

This special issue of IJPD aims to establish channels of communication between experts in academic and research institutions, practitioners and professionals working in diverse industries and related business such manufacturing, financial, and health care. The aim is to deliver a learning opportunity in Design for Six Sigma development and application in both technical and transactional fields.

Subject Coverage
Tpoics to be covered include (but are not limited to):

• Strategic planning for a successfull integration of Design for Six Sigma in product development and service processes design
• Innovative DFSS methods and applications to reduce time and cost of development processes
• Information flows in product development processes from product/process planning, testing and launch
• Product life/value cycle management
• Knowledge management in product design and development processes
• Product modelling and process/production planning
• Engineered testing strategy and testing sequence for product optimisation and validation
• Strategic selection of DFSS measurable metrics linked to organisation objectives
• Metrics and standards for measuring organisations' product development performances
• Integration methodologies
• Sustainable improvement in time and cost based product development
• Educational and training approaches
• Virtual prototyping and virtual tests (computer simulation)
• Fast and lean validation
• Product strategy and strategic planning for product development
Design optimisation
• Quality, reliability and durability in product design and development

Notes for Prospective Authors

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Papers Submission section under Author Guidelines

To submit a paper, please go to Submission of Papers

This is our preferred route for submitting papers; please use it if at all possible. However, if you experience any problems submitting papers in this way, an alternative route is suggested below

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere

Important Dates

First draft of papers by: June 30th, 2005

Authors informed of refereeing outcome by: August 31, 2005

Final manuscript by: Oct. 31, 2005