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Students in a manufacturing curriculum need to be exposed to the concepts of quality as part of the manufacturing design by performing industrial experiments. Taguchi methodology is one such method. It is widely accepted, not overly complex, and economic to implement. This works well in the educational environment.
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R. ROY (1990). A Primer on the Taguchi Method. Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
B.A. STRONG (1989). Fundamentals of Composites Manufacturing. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, P 134–135.
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© 1997 Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
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Thompson, R.E. (1997). Teaching Introductory Manufacturing Experimental Design Using Taguchi Methodology. In: Kochhar, A.K., et al. Proceedings of the Thirty-Second International Matador Conference. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14620-8_36
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