Quality Engineering Using Robust Design

Phadke was trained in robust design techniques by Genichi Taguchi, the mastermind behind Japanese quality manufacturing technologies and the father of Japanese quality control. Taguchi's approach is currently under consideration to be adopted as a student protocol with the US govrnment. The foreword is written by Taguchi. This book offers a complete blueprint for structuring projects to achieve rapid completion with high engineering productivity during the research and development phase to ensure that high quality products can be made quickly and at the lowest possible cost. Some topics covered are: orthogonol arrays, how to construct orthogonal arrays, computer-aided robutst design techniques, dynamic systems design methods, and more. Booknews A tutorial for engineers and product designers. On product quality improvement and cost and development time reduction. Gives complete coverage of the Taguchi Method. Contains a foreword by Dr. Taguchi. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Quality Engineering Using Robust Design by Dr. Madhav S. Phadke provides practical guidance to engineers who want to apply the Taguchi Method to improve product quality, reduce cost, and shorten developmental time. Numerous real case studies provided in the book demonstrate the wide applicability of the method.