Back to Basics: Plan Experiments to Prevent Problems
An experimenter's ability to minimize mistakes often comes with experience. Unfortunately, this experience often results from past problems, surprises or confusion....
Retrospective Analysis of a Designed Experiment
Design of experiment (DOE) techniques have been successfully used by India’s Department of Defense Production to optimize the process parameters for a plastic injection-molded part used in the manufacture of tank deterrents. The goal was to get...
Randomization is the key to experimental design structure.
Figure 1 displays the average cutoff times ( in hundredths of a second) for each combination of speed and lawn- 72 I Q U A L I T Y P R O G R E S S I F E B R U A R Y 2 0 0 0 Randomization Is the Key To Experimental Design Structure by Richard F. Gunst Sta...
Six Sigma and the Future of the Quality Profession
A lean quality organization that performs supporting roles is a trend in the quality profession. It already has appeared in businesses like General Electric and the now defunct Scott Paper Company. The supporting roles are management of the quality...
