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design cost to help guide the DFSS team in decision making to achieve
cost-efficient Six Sigma design in the presence of market and operations
uncertainty. In effect, ABC is a zooming tool for cost, enabling the team
to focus on top cost contributors.
Another DFX family member is Design for Maintainability. The
objective of Design for Maintainability is to ensure that the design will
perform satisfactorily throughout its intended life with a minimum
expenditure of budget and effort. Design for Maintainability, DFS, and
DFR are related because minimizing maintenance and facilitating ser-
vice can be achieved by improving reliability.
Design for Environmentality (DFE) addresses environmental con-
cerns as well as postproduction transport, consumption, maintenance,
and repair. The aim is to minimize environmental impact, including
strategic level of policy decision making and design development.