Design of Experiments Leads to Better Products

Great reference for design of experiments and Taguchi methods. ...

... "An effective way to improve performance is to optimize the engineering designs of products or processes by experimental means. A structured and economical way to study projects whose performance depends on many factors is to apply the experimental method known as design of experiments ... " ...

Via Quality Digest: A well-run DOE method

Design of Experiments: DOE Taguchi Method ...

Taguchi method ensures good performance in the design stage using design of experiments ...

... "Genichi Taguchi, a Japanese engineer, proposed several approaches to experimental designs that are sometimes called Taguchi Methods. These methods utilize two-, three-, and mixed-level fractional factorial designs. Large screening designs seem to be particularly favored by Taguchi adherents. " ...

Design of Experiments: DOE Taguchi Method: Via NIST: 5.5.6. What are Taguchi designs?

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Six Sigma BlackBelt Experienced VP Ops: William Kirchmeier New VP of Operations: NEW ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES ...

... "Kirchmeier is also a graduate of the Whittemore School of Business and Economics Executive Training Program at the University of New Hampshire. In addition to leading Lean transformations, He has extensive experience in Six Sigma Black Belt (for Design), Supplier Quality Assurance, Shainin problem solving, Taguchi Methods, and ISO/QS-9000 implementation. " ...

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Six Sigma Manufacturing Process Optimization MPO Services: Pelion Systems to Host Webinar on Aberdeen's New Manufacturing ...

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Manufacturing Process Optimization Studies Employing Taguchi: PROCESS OPTIMIZATION STUDIES. Lambda Research offers manufacturing process optimization studies employing Taguchi experimental designs. ...

Building Process Optimization with Supply Chain Management in the: File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... Production process optimization with whole house redesign that is supported by efficient supply chain management system will contribute to improve the overall ...

Manufacturing and Process Optimization: Research in manufacturing and process optimization is focused on two areas: Chemical process optimization (Bill Morton) The aim of this work is to develop ...

Taguchi Methods: Satellite Design and Manufacturing ...

From article "Efficient Satellite Structural Design Optimised for Volume Production", Angelos Tsinas and Christopher Welch write ...

... "This paper describes current approaches to the design of volume production satellites such as Technological Islands, Virtual Factory, Multifunctional Surfaces, Short Accelerated Production of Satellites (SNAPSAT) in respect of efficiency and economy. The implementation of volume production methods such as JIT and Taguchi in the area of satellite technology is also examined." ...

Taguchi Method for Waste Management ...

From Journal of Hazardous Materials, "Feasibility of Using a Mixture of an Electroplating Sludge and a Calcium Carbonate Sludge as a Binder for Sludge Solidification", G.C.C. Yang and K.L. Kao write ...

... "In this study, a modified Taguchi method was employed for the experimental design of solidification. The heat-treated sludge mixture was used to partially replace the Type I Portland cement as a binding material up to 40 weight percent. The solidified monoliths were then tested to determine their unconfined compressive strengths, Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) toxicity, and longterm chemical durability, using the Multiple TCLP. Experimental results were found to be satisfactory." ...

Taguchi Method: Optimization Client for Design Automation ...

From "An Optimization Client for Design Automation", Simulation Technology & Applied Research, John F. DeFord writes ...

... "An architecture based on executable software component technology will enable the tool to effectively use the distributed computational power of networked computers, easily integrate with other products, and be user-extensible. The design automation software will be developed utilizing a client/server architecture. A Design Optimization Client will obtain services from three software objects, each of which may reside either on the local machine or on a networked machine: a design-of-experiment server implementing the Taguchi method, a functional optimization server implementing a local search algorithm, and an analysis server. " ...

Taguchi Method: FOR EVALUATING OPTIMAL OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS FOR THE POWERED ROLL GIN STAND ...

From USDA NAL, paper "THE USE OF TAGUCHI'S METHOD FOR EVALUATING OPTIMAL OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS FOR THE POWERED ROLL GIN STAND", GREGORY A HOLT, JOSEPH W LAIRD, T C WEDEGAERTNER write ...

... "This study evaluates three ope rational settings for each component and determines the best setting based on the ginning rate, turnout, and fiber properties. The optimal settings varied depending upon the importance placed on production rates or fiber properties. The Taguchi Method was used to determine the setting that would be least sensitive to variations in the seed cotton being ginned. " ...

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Taguchi Method: Design for Aerospace ...

From Langley Research Center, paper "Needs and Opportunities for Uncertainty-Based Multidisciplinary Design Methods for Aerospace Vehicles", Thomas A. Zang, Michael J. Hemsch, Mark W. Hilburger, Sean P. Kenny, James M. Luckring, Peiman Maghami, Sharon L. Padula, and W. Jefferson Stroud write ...

... "Response surface methods (RSM) and Taguchi parameter design methods are the most commonly used procedures. Venter and Haftka (1999) explain that RSM reduces the computational burden and simplifies the integration of optimization and analysis codes. Roy (1990) and Nair (1992) discuss the Taguchi method and some of its known strengths and drawbacks. Unal, Stanley, and Joyner (1993) provide a good tutorial on Taguchi methods written from an engineering perspective. The principal limitations of both RSM and Taguchi parameter design methods are: neither constraints nor multiple objective functions are accommodated; dimensionality restricts the application of these methods to problems with a small number of parameters and design variables" ...

Taguchi Methods: ELEMENTS OF DESIGNING FOR COST

From ELEMENTS OF DESIGNING FOR COST, Edwin B. Dean and Resit Unal write ...

... "Although other potential tools exist for designing for cost, this paper focuses on rules of thumb, quality function deployment, Taguchi methods, concurrent engineering, and activity based costing. Each of these tools has been demonstrated to reduce cost if used within the engineering process." ...

Taguchi Methods in DOD and NASA ...

From TAGUCHI APPROACH TO DESIGN OPTIMIZATION FOR QUALITY AND COST, Resit Unal and Edwin B. Dean write ...

... "the need to reduce cost and improve quality and productivity, Department of Defense (DoD) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have initiated Total Quality Management (TQM). TQM is a revolutionary management strategy in quality assurance and cost reduction. TQM requires complete management commitment, employee involvement, and use of statistical tools. The quality engineering methods of Dr. Taguchi, employing design of experiments (DOE), is one of the most important statistical tools of TQM for designing high quality systems at reduced cost. Taguchi methods provide an efficient and systematic way to optimize designs for performance, quality, and cost. Taguchi methods have been used successfully in Japan and the United States in designing reliable, high quality products at low cost" ...

QFD Techniques: Technology Transition to Production ...

From McDonnell Douglas Aerospace-St. Louis (Boeing Aircraft and Missiles) - St. Louis, MO, Project Deployment ...

... "Customer concerns (internal and external) are taken into account, and all aspects of the current manufacturing method that would be affected are noted. Requirements for the replacement process are obtained using Quality Function Deployment (QFD), and the potential replacement processes are ranked using the QFD matrix. When the leading candidates are identified, the team attempts to lower the risks of these methods even further by performing trials on non-production parts, running laboratory tests, or performing Taguchi testing. When the team agrees that the process is ready for production and meets the QFD requirements, shop trials begin on production parts." ...