COURSE LAYOUT
Week 1 : Introduction, course expected outcomes, discussion on quality
Week 2 : Measuring quality: Quality loss function. Discussion on robustness, six sigma concepts
Week 3 : Quantifying robustness: Signal to Noise Ratio, problem formulation using SNR. Design of experiment discussions
Week 4 : Orthogonal array, linear graphs, triangular tables, finding optimum combinations. Case studies
Week 5 : Design for Manufacturing: over the wall design, most influential phase in design, best practices in injection molding and Design for additive
manufacturing
Week 6 : Dos and donts in manual assembly, assembly time estimation, design for robotic assembly considerations
Week 7 : Design for Assembly: Boothroyd Dewhurst method, theoretical minimum number of parts, Xerox producibility index (XPI) method
Week 8 : Usage of DFMA software and Design for sustainability