Why/When is Taguchi Method

Appropriate?
Tip #3

Taguchi Method Appropriate for

Concurrent Engineering
Friday, 4th May 2001

Tip #3

Taguchi Method
Appropriate for Concurrent Engineering
(next 7 slides)

Friday, 4th May 2001

Taguchi Method
P-Diagram with Internal/External noises

Noise Factors

INTERNAL NOISE

EXTERNAL NOISES

Process / Product
Diagram

Z
Control Factors

Friday, 4th May 2001

Taguchi Method
Effect of Internal/External noise on the output Y

Noise Factors

EXTERNAL NOISES

Process / Product
Diagram

Y
VARIATIONS

INTERNAL NOISE

Z
Control Factors

Friday, 4th May 2001

Taguchi Method : Coupling 2 Process Stages

Variation in output of Stage #1 acts as NOISE input to Stage #2
STAGE #1 itself is made insensitive to all noises,
so that variations in its output Y1 are minimum
STAGE #2 is made insensitive to variations in output of Stage #1

Process / Product
Stage #1

Y1
VARIATIONS

Process / Product
Stage #2

Control
Factors

Control
Factors

Y2

VARIATIONS

Taguchi Method
Effect of Coupling 2 Process Stages on the output Y2

Noise Factors

Noise Factors

EXTERNAL NOISES

Process / Product
Stage #1
INTERNAL NOISE

EXTERNAL NOISES

Y1
VARIATIONS

Process / Product
Stage #2

INTERNAL NOISE

Control
Factors

Control
Factors

Y2

VARIATIONS

Taguchi Method :
Coupling 2 ROBUST Process Stages
STAGE #1 DESIGN OBJECTIVE :
Achieve insensitivity to all noises => min. variations in its output Y1
Determine adjustment factor => to adjust level of Y1
STAGE #2 DESIGN OBJECTIVE :
Achieve insensitivity to all noises including variations in Y1
=> min. variations in its output Y2

Determine adjustment factor => to adjust level of Y2

Determination of an adjustment factor at each stage
allows easy adjustment of output levels at a later time,

IMPORTANT
Main purpose of conducting matrix
experiments (using Orthogonal Arrays)
to achieve insensitivity to noise by determining
the best settings of control factors
to identify the adjustment factor

This is achieved by Taguchis 2-Steps

First step minimize variance
Second step to adjust the mean-on-target

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16.

Links below

Taguchi Method

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1st Priority : Va ia ce R duction

2nd Priority : Factor Effects

Friday, 3rd Aug 2001

15.

inner L9 array with

outer L4 and L9 NoIsE arrays

Friday, 27th July 2001

14.

Taguchi Method
inner L18 array with
outer L4 and L9 NoIsE arrays

13.

Friday, 20th July 2001

Taguchi Method
Why/When is Taguchi Method not Appropriate?

Friday, 13th July 2001

Tips 12, 11, 10

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12. Taguchi Method

Links below
Friday, 6th July 2001

inner L8 array with

outer L4 and L9 NoIsE arrays

11. Taguchi Method

Friday, 29th June 2001

Useful at ALL Life-stages of a Process or

Product

10. Taguchi Method

Friday, 22nd June 2001

Performs Process centering or fine tuning

Tips 9, 8, 7

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9.

Taguchi Method

Links below
Friday, 15th June 2001

Identifies the right NoIsE factor(s)

for Tolerance Design

10. Taguchi Method

Friday, 8th June 2001

Finds best settings to optimize

TWO quality characteristics Simultaneously
7.

Taguchi Method

Friday, 1st June 2001

When to select a Larger OA to perform

Factorial Experiments

Tips 6, 5, 4

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6.

Taguchi Method

Links below
Friday, 25th May 2001

Using Orthogonal Arrays for Generating

Balanced Combinations of NoIsE Factors

5.

Taguchi Method

Friday, 18th May 2001

Signal-to-Noise Ratio for Quality

Characteristics

approaching IDEAL value

Friday, 11th May 2001

4. Taguchi Method
improves " quality at all the life stages
at the design stage itself

Tips 3, 2, 1

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3.

Taguchi Method
Appropriate for Concurrent Engineering

Links below
Friday, 4th May 2001

Friday, 27th April 2001

2.

1.

Taguchi Method can study Interaction

between Noise Factors and Control
Factors
Taguchis Signal-to-Noise Ratios are in
Log form

Friday, 6th April 2001

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