Product Lifecycle

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

Product Lifecycle

Proactively managing your product range is vitally important to the success of your business.

As an engineer in a research, development or design role you will need to read your market to understand the correct time to develop and launch new products and when to withdraw existing products from the market – and you’ll need to do this whilst supporting your current customers by continuing to provide high quality, reliable products.

This suite has been designed to support engineers managing the product process from invention to aftermarket. By focusing on the lifecycle, engineers will design high quality products that are ready for manufacture.

Confidently deliver any design project with key principles applicable across all engineering and manufacturing sectors.

Course description:

Six Sigma is a data driven approach that is centred on the implementation of a disciplined set of quality management methods and is often supported by the development of skilled Six Sigma experts within an organisation who understand and can implement these methods.

This practical and engaging course will give you a solid understanding of Design for Six Sigma methods, enabling you to apply best practice tools and confidently deliver any design project.

It provides a foundation for further development in Six Sigma at all levels up to Master Black Belt and also complements the Lean overview course.

Workshop objectives:

Understand the fundamentals of Six Sigma
Recognise best practice deployment of Six Sigma
Select and scope a meaningful and manageable Design for Six Sigma project
Apply the Design for Six Sigma methodology to deliver robust, defect-free products and processes
Use key tools for understanding and satisfying the voice of the customer
Set up and manage Design for Six Sigma projects in a team-based environment
Plan the next step of your Lean Six Sigma learning journey

Target Audience

This programme is suitable for managers and team leaders.

Type

1 day workshop

Mapped against UK- SPEC competencies

This course has been mapped to the Engineering Council’s UK-SPEC. Attendance at this course may contribute to your portfolio of competence to demonstrate Initial Professional Development (IPD): a key component of the requirement for registration as a Chartered or Incorporated Engineer.

UK-SPEC Core Competence: It has been mapped against competencies: C and D.

Enrol in this session

Threshold: Minimum 15, Maximum 30

Course Location: Ghana

Course Fee: IMechE Member – £499 + VAT | Non-IMechE Member – £599 + VAT

Registration: Rolling (Open Enrolment)

Establish a robust process for bringing new products to market.

Course description:

Intended for engineers involved at any stage of the process of bringing new products to market. Using case study examples, you will examine where the process can go wrong and the implications of failing to meet customers’ expectations.

Upon completion, you will be equipped to implement practical improvements that are relevant to your organisation to bring new products to market on time, at cost and to the required quality standard.

The course outlines both the concepts and structures needed for successful new product introduction, together with the need to establish productive, collaborative relationships between all of the functions involved.