Introduction to Taguchi Methods

Paul D. Berger, Robert E. Maurer and Giovana B. Celli
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Paul D. Berger: Bentley University
Robert E. Maurer: Boston University, Questrom School of Business
Giovana B. Celli: Cornell University

Chapter Chapter 13 in Experimental Design, 2018, pp 449-480 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract We have seen how, using fractional-factorial designs, we can obtain a substantial amount of information efficiently. Although these techniques are powerful, they are not necessarily intuitive. For years, they were available only to those who were willing to devote the effort required for their mastery, and to their clients. That changed, to a large extent, when Dr. Genichi Taguchi, a Japanese engineer, presented techniques for designing certain types of experiments using a “cookbook” approach, easily understood and usable by a wide variety of people. Most notable among the types of experiments discussed by Dr. Taguchi are two- and three-level fractional-factorial designs. Dr. Taguchi’s original target population was manufacturing engineers, but his techniques are readily applied to many management problems. Using Taguchi methods, we can dramatically reduce the time required to design fractional-factorial experiments.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-64583-4_13

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