Taguchi and TQM: Quality issues for surface engineered applications

Surface and Coatings Technology

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 86-93

  Dowey, S J ^a   Matthews, A ^b  

^a Ion Coat Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design of experiments; Taguchi; TiN; Weibull

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC COATINGS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); POLISHING; TITANIUM NITRIDE; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

QUALITY LOSS FUNCTION; SURFACE ENGINEERING; TAGUCHI'S LOSS FUNCTION; WEIBULL CHARACTERISTIC LIFE;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

COATING;

EID: 0032215187     PISSN: 02578972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0257-8972(98)00677-X     Document Type: Article

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