Engineering, quality, and experimental design

the long version

The book presents the engineer with a coherent strategy for using experiments to support product and process engineering, drawing on real-life examples of engineering practice. The content has been inspired by the work of the Japanese engineer Genichi Taguchi, but the authors show how many of Taguchi's objectives can be accomplished using simpler methods and utilizing modern computer technology. Particular emphasis has been given to experiments which are aimed at improving quality by reducing variation.