Using Taguchi method to optimise performance and product cost at the conceptual stage of design

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 227, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1360-1372

  Saravi, Mohammad ^a   Newnes, Linda B ^a   Mileham, Antony R ^a   Goh, Yee Mey ^b   Morton, Karen ^c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DePuy International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concept development process; Cost estimation; Taguchi's orthogonal array approach

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE DESIGNS; CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN STAGES; COST ESTIMATIONS; CRITICAL FACTORS; INDUSTRIAL CASE STUDY; PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS; TAGUCHI'S ORTHOGONAL ARRAYS;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PRODUCT DESIGN; SPECIFICATIONS; TAGUCHI METHODS;

COST ESTIMATING;

EID: 84884560381     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: 20412975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954405413488361     Document Type: Article

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