Why/When is Taguchi Method

Appropriate?

Tip #2
Taguchi Method Can Study Interaction
between NoIsE Factors and Control Factors

Friday, 27 April 2001

Tip #2

Taguchi Method
Does not STUDY : Interaction between Control Factors

Use of Orthogonal Array implies that we

can not or ought not study interactions
between control factors. We include only
control factors that do not interact with each
other, say A, B, C and D.
This is shown in next slide (use L9 array)
Friday, 27 April 2001

Taguchi Method
Does not STUDY : Interaction between Control Factors
Expt. No.

Control
Factor A

Control
Factor B

Control
Factor C

Control
Factor D

Friday, 27 April 2001

Taguchi Method can study

Interaction between Control Factor R and (A, B, C or D)
with repeated use of OA

If there is a single control factor R that may

have strong interactions with several control
factors, then we can simply repeat the entire OA
experiments at two different levels of R
This is shown in next slide (use two sets of L9 array)

Obviously, ALL interactions, between R and

any one of A, B, C and D, can be studied)

Friday, 27 April 2001

Taguchi Method can study

Interaction between Control Factor R and (A, B, C or D)
with repeated use of OA
SPINDLE
SPEED

Expt. No.

Control Factor A

Control Factor B

Control Factor C

Control Factor D

600 rpm
600 rpm
600 rpm
600 rpm
600 rpm
600 rpm
600 rpm
600 rpm
600 rpm

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3

1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3

1
2
3
2
3
1
3
1
2

1
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
1

900 rpm

10

900 rpm

11

900 rpm

12

900 rpm

13

900 rpm

14

900 rpm

15

900 rpm

16

900 rpm

17

900 rpm

18

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Taguchi Method can study

Interaction between a Noise Factor X and (A, B, C or D)
with repeated use of OA

If there is a single noise factor X that may have

strong correlation with several control factors,
then we can simply repeat the entire OA
experiments at two different levels of X
This is shown in next slide (use two sets of L9 array)

Obviously, ALL correlations between X and

any one of A, B, C and D can be studied

Friday, 27 April 2001

Taguchi Method can study

Interaction between a Noise Factor X and (A, B, C or D)
with repeated use of OA
Material
Hardness

Expt. No.

Control Factor A

Control Factor B

Control Factor C

Control Factor D

soft
soft
soft
soft
soft
soft
soft
soft
soft

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3

1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3

1
2
3
2
3
1
3
1
2

1
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
1

HARD

10

HARD

11

HARD

12

HARD

13

HARD

14

HARD

15

HARD

16

HARD

17

HARD

18

Friday, 27 April 2001

Taguchi Method can study

Interaction between a Noise Factor X and (A, B, C or D)
with repeated use of OA

The OA based experiments, say L9 as in this

example, require that two samples are made for each
row (each row indicates one combination of control
factors A, B, C and D)
The measured values of quality characteristics are
noted for that row
Analysis then gives best settings for control factors
A, B, C and D that would give least sensitivity to the
noise factor, say hardness as in this example

Friday, 27 April 2001

This IS equivalent to the

repeated use of OA shown earlier
NOISE FACTOR
Material Hardness
Expt. No.

Control
Factor A

Control
Factor B

Control
Factor C

Control
Factor D

Level 1

Level 2

/10

Soft

HARD

/11

Soft

HARD

/12

Soft

HARD

/13

Soft

HARD

/14

Soft

HARD

/15

Soft

HARD

/16

Soft

HARD

/17

Soft

HARD

/18

Soft

HARD

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More Tips
16.

Links below

Taguchi Method

r n

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

More Tips
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

More Tips
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

More Tips
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

More Tips
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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