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Response Surface Methodology and Taguchi: A Quality Improvement Study from the Milling Industry
Author(s) -
Tuck M. G.,
Lewis S. M.,
Cottrell J. I. L.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of the royal statistical society: series c (applied statistics)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.205
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9876
pISSN - 0035-9254
DOI - 10.2307/2986182
Subject(s) - taguchi methods , quality (philosophy) , manufacturing engineering , quality management , engineering , business , materials science , operations management , composite material , management system , philosophy , epistemology
SUMMARY A quality improvement programme in the milling industry, consisting of a series of four related experiments, is described. Central composite designs and a classical fractional factorial design were used in conjunction with the philosophy advocated by Taguchi. The plans and results of the experiments are given and the analysis discussed. The programme resulted in a substantial improvement in quality and considerable cost savings.