Design for Six Sigma: Design and Development of an Equine Composite Flooring System
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2009-04-25
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The purpose of this research was to develop a composite flooring system to be used in the equine surgical unit in the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University. This material was developed due to an extensive need for a new flooring system that would accurately meet the needs of the customers and stakeholders involved. Research included the origin of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), tools that differentiated it from previous design processes, past/present flooring solutions, structure/dynamics of a horse, horse tendencies, and composite theories. By implementing the five step procedure of DFSS, Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, and Verify, a sound product was able to be realized. Certain DFSS tools were implemented such as Voice of the Customer Analysis, Reverse Engineering, Brainstorming, Design of Experiment, Pugh Concept Analysis, Computer Aided Design, and Finite Element Modeling. The end solution was a composite flooring system that meets the needs of not only the primary market but many secondary markets as well.
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design for six sigma, six sigma, design, flooring, Equine
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MS
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Textile Engineering
