2000 International Forum on DFMA
"A Catalyst for Innovation" - June 12-14 2000.

Implementing Design for Manufacturability in a Large Company
Michael Carter, Steve Erskine
General Motors Corporation

2010 - A Cyberspace Odyssey
Peter F. Maheux, Nortel Networks
Scott Elliot, Product Development Consulting

Supplier Involvement in DFM
Aida Nelson, General Motors Corporation

Assembly Reliability Evaluation Method
Toshijiro Ohashi, Tatsuya Suzuki, Masaaki Asano
Hitachi, Ltd.

A Rule Based Design Method For Automatic Assembly
Stephan Eskilander, The Swedish Institute of Production
P. Grondahl, Royal Institute of Technology
Anders Bergdahl, Easy Living AB

The State of Product Development Measurement and Reward Practices
Bradford L. Goldense, Goldense Group, Inc.

Global Application of Six Sigma-based Tactical Transformation: Lessons Learned
David H. Treichler, Raytheon Imagery and Geospatial
Ron Carmichael, Ratheon Aircraft Integration Systems

Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS): A Technique for Direct Metal Fabrication
Paul Jacobs, Express Tool, Inc.

Investment Casting in DFM Solutions
Allyn MacKay, General Motors Corporation

Integration Between a Design Technique for Manufacturing and Cause-and-Effect Diagrams in Order to Identify Defects in Cast Parts
Alex Sander Chaves da Silva, Eduardo Vile G. Filho, Arthur Jose Vieira Porto
Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos

6 Sigma Concepts into the Mechanical Design Process
Timothy V. Bogard, Sigmetrix LLC

DFMA Benefits of Performing Mechanical Tolerance Fit and Stack Analysis at the Conceptual Design Stage
George Valaitis, MDS SCIEX

Implementing Six Sigma in Engineering Design
Gavin A. Finn, Prescient Technologies, Inc.

Visualizing DFA Efficiency with Assembly Relationship Matrices
Benoit Gauthier, University of Rhode Island

ValueMap™ - A Method for Understanding and the Economical Potential of Product Modularization and Cost of Variety
Tobias Larsson, Johan Aslund, Modular Management AB
Gunnar Erixon, Royal Institute of Technology

Awakening the Creative Child in the DFM/A Team Members
B. Lee Tuttle, Kettering University

Developing a Craftsmanship-based Product Evaluation System
Jyh-Hone Wang, Arun Vasudevan
University of Rhode Island