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Title: To
Improve Quality, Don't Measure It
Author(s): Taguchi, Genichi
Extract: Focuses on the evaluation of quality and productivity.
Traditional measures of product quality as negative; Quality Loss
Function (QLF); Signal-to-Noise Ratios (S/N); Energy transformation.
Design News, 1/17/94,
Vol. 49 Issue 2, p126, 1p, 1c
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Title: Copy
This
Extract: Features Xerox Vice President and Chief Engineer John
Elter's Clean-Sheet Digital Copier Design that won the 1998 `Design
News' Quality Award. Other major quality awards won by Xerox; Design
features; Formal benchmarking process; Implementation of quality using
`Robust Design.'
Design News, 3/1/99,
Vol. 54 Issue 5, p100, 6p
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Title: Design
It Right The First Time
Author(s): Taguchi, Genichi
Extract: Discusses the importance of designing products at
the lowest possible cost and in a manner that is least sensitive to
uncontrollable variation. Steps in achieving a workable product design;
Robust Design as a name to signify responsibility of product designer's
mission in making the product least sensitive to uncontrollable variations;
Importance of close partnerships between marketing, manufacturing and
engineering
Design News, 9/20/93,
Vol. 48 Issue 18, p254
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Title: The
`Methods' of a Quality Master
Extract: Interviews Genichi Taguchi on quality engineering
in product management. Role of top management in quality improvement;
Differences between Western and Japanese managers in their approach
to quality and research and development; Measurement of robustness;
Measures importantance in technology development. INSETS: A quality engineering
primer; `In-spec' versus meeting targets: Ford and Mazda; What is the price
of the perfect product?
McKinsey Quarterly,
1992 Issue 4, p3, 15p
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| "DFSS
is drawing attention, particularly with the introduction of
a new business book by Chowdhury" |
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| NEW YORK TIMES hails
Subir Chowdhury as"The Leading Expert" |
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