Overview/Description
Well-designed experiments result in effective process design or redesign, and ultimately, improved organizations. The Taguchi Method is a technique for designing and performing experiments to investigate processes where the output depends on many variables. The Taguchi Method allows the Six Sigma teams to avoid the tedious and costly task of running a process using all possible combinations of variables. By systematically choosing certain combinations of variables, the Taguchi Method makes it possible to separate their individual effects.
Unlike traditional Design of Experiments, the Taguchi Method focuses on optimizing design parameters to minimize variation BEFORE optimizing design to hit mean target values for output parameters.
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Target Audience
Candidates for Black Belt certification; managers/executives overseeing personnel involved in the implementation of Six Sigma in their organization; consultants involved in implementing a Six Sigma proposal; and organizations implementing a Six Sigma project