I@E | Training Taguchi on site

A. Training in Steps

Training Taguchi Methods on site? Learning by doing on your site helps you to enhance your R&D knowledge and Design of Experiments skills, but also helps you to solve a case. A case can be your quality-problem or knowledge-challenge. Use your case to learn Taguchi methods and solve a problem at the same time.

In the figure below you find a description of the 8-step process I@E uses to practise and learn Taguchi’s Design of Experiments. In regard to your case we can emphasise the following steps:

Step 0. Definition of the improvement-goal and how to measure this goal.

Step 1. Do we have the right team and who do we miss?

Step 2. Do we have the right knowledge and what do we miss?

Step 3. What are the boundaries of your Systemand which parameters are important to take into account?

Step 4. Parameter design. Which matrix are we going to use? Number of Parameters, Multi level? Multi-output? | Dependancies?

Step 5.  Real life test or simulation? When can you get your test-components?

Step 6. Make your system Robust! Do your analysis well with Signal to Noise ratio. What tells us the Paper Champion?

Step 7. Definition of parameters which are most likely to use for Tolerance Design (higher Q but also higher costs.) At which level is tolerance design preferable in consideration to costs using the “loss curve”.

B. Training Characteristics

I@E’s Taguchi Quality Engineering is known by the following characteristics:

• Structural optimization: System design, Parameter Design and Tolerance design
• Relation between Quality and Cost; the Loss -function
• Specific test designs: orthogonal arrays, S/N ratio, linear graphs and optimizing functions.
• No statistical background needed
• Building transparent sustainable knowledge.

C. Risks

 For the practical case, tests should be carried out. Influence of production load can have an effect on the lead time of these tests. Simulations or R&D off-line tests can improve Testing time.

D. Company Deliverables

• Availability of a conference room with Projection and Flip-chart and Internet connection
• Availability of students on the scheduled training sessions
• Assigned project leader for development of parameter on the case.

E. Innovation @ Engineering Deliverables

• Training with respect to trainees and group dynamics
• Teaching materials as well on hard copy as digital version for every trainee
• Certificate of participation for every trainee

Problem Solution or Knowledge Challenge?

F. Training Taguchi on site

Training of a group of trainees of your company on site whereby a multiple of 3 trainees is ideal untill a maximum of 12 trainees. As well the principles in theory as a practical case will be subject and part of the training. With respect to travel efficiency we use a 3-blocks training-scheme:

Block A: 3 on days on site

Theory: Parameter Design, Orthogonal Arrays, Knowledge Base, 8 steps of application model, Paper Helicopter Case, Make your system Robust with Signal to Noise ratio. Practise: Paper Helicopter flight time increasement. Your Case Taguchi way’s 

Block B: Executing your case (in simulation or reality.) Supervising of case with 2-3 web meetings

Block C: 2 days on site

Looking back and forward. What did we learn? What is an ideal testmatrix, output(s), parameters, parameterlevels, test-repeatness, test-sequence, availibitity of testtools, TTM? How can we do it better?

G. Trainees

Is quality a roller coaster? Use Taguchi’s Design of Experiments. Essential knowledge for OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) with their own R&D. Robust knowledge building but also transparent and sustainable knowledge about the decisions that are made during R&D. A valuable tool for Optimization, Improvement or PDCA quality circles.

Also applicable for your supplier chain as well process improvers with colour degrees from Green Belt (excecuting a case) to Black Belt (support).

Frans Balemans | Taguchi Specialist since 1987 

Support@taguchi.eu |  +31 – 6 – 22496503

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