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... of the results of the experiment. Dr Genichi Taguchi is a Japanese quality management consultant who has developed and promoted a philosophy and methodology for continuous quality improvement in products and processes. Within this philosophy, Taguchi shows how the statistical design of experiments (SDOE or DOE...

...Jiju Antony; Steve Warwood; Kiran Fernandes; Hefin Rowlands Experimental design (ED) is a powerful technique which involves the process of planning and designing an experiment so that appropriate data can be collected and then analysed by statistical methods, resulting in objective and valid...