... variations. Analysis of various critical process parameters of the melt shop is also carried out with the help of Taguchi's method of experimental design. Findings The proposed techniques optimized control factors, resulting in superior quality and stability of the green sand castings process, which...

..., the organisation can avoid making wrong decisions when using the modified IPA model. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Customer satisfaction Gap analysis Importance sampling Performance measurement (quality) Taguchi methods Quality From the late 1980s, several quality management...

...John G. Vlachogiannis; Ranjit K. Roy Purpose The aim of the paper is the fine‐tuning of proportional integral derivative (PID) controllers under model parameter uncertainties (noise). Design/methodology/approach The fine‐tuning of PID controllers achieved using the Taguchi method following...

... In this tolerancing method, the basic assumption is the centering of all the elementary characteristics on the target. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Taguchi methods Statistical tolerance levels Production costs In the case of assembled products or, more generally, in the case...

...Hefin Rowlands; Jiju Antony; Graeme Knowles Dr Taguchi is a Japanese engineer and an international quality consultant who has made breakthrough improvements in product and process quality through the use of statistical design of experiments (SDOE). The Taguchi method became popular in the West...

... Quality function deployment Taguchi methods In the worst case the difference in performance (P₁,, P₂,, ,P_{n) can be five to the disadvantage of the company for every customer requirement (Req} #1, Req #2, , Req...

... variations, variation imposed by suppliers, and degradation over the useful product life”[ 2 ]. Two important techniques for producing robust products are the Taguchi methods of experimental design and quality function deployment(QFD). In the early 1990s, many believed that the method of experimental...

... their optimal levels. While doing this, a unique method was evolved. It marries analytical hierarchy processes with Taguchi methods to overcome limited availability of predictor variable combinations. The method has general applicability in social sciences. Analytical hierarchy process Empowerment Godrej...

...Ian Ferguson Shows how to translate the voice of the customer into design processes. Asserts it is esential to apply design tools at the earliest possible stage in the product development cycle. Examines the role of quality function deployment and barometer design using Taguchi methods in designing...