Utilization of Design of Experiment and Taguchi's Methods in the Engineering Fields

Abstract

After the illness for five years, Dr. Genichi Taguchi died on June 2, 2012. He had developed a number of techniques by 2007, and they can be classified into two areas. One area is known as Design of Experiment (DOE) and another area is known as Taguchi's Methods (TM). In this paper, the author describes the history of his activities and shows how those techniques have been utilized, how have been to contribute to the improvement of product quality and improvement of the efficiency of new product development activities in Japan and other countries.