Methodology for Taguchi Design of experiments for continuous quality improvement

The paper presents a generic methodology for Taguchi Design of Experiments as a powerful tool for continuous quality improvement. The overall aim of the methodology is to assist manufacturing companies to apply Taguchi Design of Experiments more systematically and efficiently in solving manufacturing process problems. The paper shows a step-by-step approach from problem identification to interpretation of results obtained from statistical analysis. The methodology focuses on a generic method of classifying manufacturing problems using Taguchi's three-stage off-line quality system, and shows how it helps companies to tackle manufacturing process problems more efficiently. The resulting methodology will be embedded in a computer-based system that will help companies to make use of the current state of the art in Taguchi Methods for quality improvement.