DOE in Solving Industrial Problem: Case Study of the Application of Taguchi Method in Riveting Process.

Autor: Ghani, Jaharah A., Jamaluddin, Haris, Ramli, Rizauddin, Ab Rahman, Mohd Nizam, Md Deros, Baba, Che Haron, Che Hassan
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering & Operations Management; 2012, p2012-2021, 10p
Abstrakt: Recently, in manufacturing industries, the ability and knowledge in solving production problems have become a distinct capability that should be developed within the available manpower resources to anticipate and resolve upfront conflicts. Ensuring that the corporate goal is clearly defined and that strategic planning is successfully implemented in the right direction is very important. Optimization of the technology employed must not be hindered by the incompetence of key personnel in executing design of experiment (DOE) to identify the magnitude and areas for improvements. Understanding the fundamental experimentation will be a starting point in improving process yields, product performances, and productivity from company-wide operation. Thus, a more reliable and effective experimental approach will definitely be the proper option to study possible design factors that satisfy customer and process compatibility demands. The present study exploits the application of DOE using Taguchi method to solve a riveting process problem at a local Malaysian company. The findings revealed that the Taguchi method is an effective method of determining the optimum parameter setting and, finally, to quantify the achieved improvement. The riveting strength was found to have improved by 40%. In addition, the Taguchi method has successfully determined that the stroke distance is a significant factor that affects the performance of the riveting strength. Conclusion was drawn that the stroke distance is a critical factor because it will cause significant effects in the variations in quality and performance. The sensitivity of this stroke distance has triggered greater precaution in monitoring and controlling this parameter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index