QFD Institute
1140 Morehead Ct.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-6181
www.qfdi.org

CONTACT: Glenn Mazur
Tel: (734) 995-0847
E-mail: registration AT qfdi DOT org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 

DESIGN A PRODUCT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME WITH

QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT

21st Symposium on QFD

December 3-11, 2009

Savannah, Georgia USA

ANN ARBOR, MI  March 13, 2009  –  The QFD (Quality Function Deployment) Institute today announced that the 21st Symposium on QFD will be held in Savannah, Georgia from December 3 through December 11 of 2009.  

Customers readily trade their money for value in goods and services. Understand what customers value, and they will reward you with business.

QFD has been used successfully for nearly 40 years to help companies understand both the spoken and unspoken voice of the customers and translate that into product, service, and software specifications.

The Symposium will feature presentation of QFD application case studies and in-depth forum discussion with experts. Benefits of attending this year’s Symposium include:

• Learn QFD in both theory and practice;

• Learn the most up-to-date, best QFD practices and application tools for 21st century global market;

• Gain skills necessary to be an effective product development team member and a leader-facilitator for a QFD project;

• Network with other QFD professionals; and

• Learn how others are using QFD to:

•  Solve their unique problems and improve their existing processes,

• Support Design for Six Sigma (DFSS),

• Manage large and complex projects,

• Analyze and understand voice of the customers,

• Design a product or service right the first time;

• Integrate QFD with other quality and design methods for innovative product development; and

• Use QFD principles and tools for corporate innovation and strategy development.

The 21st Symposium on QFD will be held at The Mulberry Inn, Savannah, Georgia USA. Public workshops and tutorials will be also offered, including its signature QFD Green Belt® Certificate Course and QFD Black Belt® Certificate Course, as well as New Kano Model Workshop. 

Persons interested in attending the Symposium and/or these programs can obtain a brochure and registration forms online by visiting www.qfdi.org or sending an email message to registrations@qfdi.org.   Information can also be requested by Phone at (734) 995-0847.

The QFD Institute is a nonprofit educational and research organization that promotes the dissemination and advancement of Quality Function Deployment, a quality focused methodology for designing products and services that generate increased customer satisfaction and value.

Developed in Japan in 1960’s, QFD has been used worldwide by many Fortune 500 companies and industries including aerospace, defense, transportation, manufacturing, service, computer software and hardware, technology, finance, and education.