2-Day Course On “Process/Product Optimization using Taguchi Method”

(For Engineers from Industries)

By

Prakash R. Apte, IIT Bombay, Mumbai

Schedule :

Registration:8:30 to 9:00 Hrs. at (give details of venue) 

Day 1

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Inaugural session:09:00 to 10:30 Hrs.

Welcome - by Host Organization 

“Overview of Taguchi Methods for Process/Product Optimization” – Dr. Prakash R. Apte

10:30 – 11:00 Hrs:TEABREAK

Morning :11:00 – 13:00 Hrs

v PRINCIPLES OF QUALITY ENGINEERING

Ø Effect of variations on product cost

v INTRODUCTION TO TAGUCHI METHOD 

Ø A New Definition of Quality : Taguchi's Quadratic Loss Function

Ø Methods of Reducing Variance : Taguchi’s two-step method 

13:00 – 14:00 Hrs:LUNCH BREAK

Afternoon :14:00 – 15:30 Hrs

v TAGUCHI METHOD(descriptive)

Ø Signal-to-Noise (S/N) Ratio : Static and Dynamic Problems

Ø Additive Model, Matrix Experiment and Orthogonal Arrays

15:30 – 16:00 Hrs:TEABREAK

Afternoon :16:00 – 17:30 

v STEPS IN ROBUST DESIGN - A CASE STUDY

Ø Robust Design in 8 steps :

Ø A Case Study : Polysilicon Deposition Process :

end of Day 1 at 17:30

Day 2

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Morning :9:00 – 10:30 Hrs

v TAGUCHI METHOD for STATIC PROBLEMS 

Ø Signal-to-Noise (S/N) Ratios:(derivations) Smaller-the-better and Nominal-the-Best

10:30 – 11:00 Hrs:TEABREAK

Morning :11:00 – 13:00 

v STATICCASESTUDY

Ø Improving performance of EDM m/c

v COMPUTER-AIDEDROBUST DESIGN(simulation based)

Anyone of following 

§ Design of a ‘low offset’ Operational Amplifier

§ Improving efficiency of telecom networks

13:00 – 14:00 Hrs:LUNCH BREAK

Afternoon :14:00 – 15:30 

v TAGUCHI METHOD for DYNAMIC PROBLEMS 

Ø Signal-to-Noise (S/N) Ratio(derivation) 

v DYNAMICCASESTUDIES 

Ø Improving quality of N/C machines

Ø Improving quality of Injection molding

15:30 – 16:00 Hrs:TEABREAK

Afternoon :16:00 – 17:30

v STRATEGIES WITH ROBUST DESIGN

§ Robust Design, Tolerance Design and ISO-9000 certification. 

v BRAINSTORMINGONPROBLEMSFROMPARTICIPANTS 

· Participant #1

· Participant #2

v Concluding remarks :

¨ Host Organization 

¨ Feedback from Participant(s) 

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Recommended Text Book: Dr. M. S. Phadke,

“Quality Engineering Using Robust Design”

Prentice Hall, 1989

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end of Day 2 at 17:30

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