TY  - JOUR
AB  - In the quest for continuous quality improvement of both products and processes, experimental design (ED) based on Shainin’s variables search method is still playing a major role in the manufacturing community. This article presents a simple methodology in a step‐by‐step manner for Shainin’s variables search method, in terms of uncovering the key process variables or factors which influence a response or quality characteristic of interest. In order to illustrate the potential of this powerful methodology as a problem solving tool, a simple catapult experiment was carried out. The authors believe that this simple experiment can be used in the classroom to train engineers and scientists on variables search method in order to identify the most critical variables which influence the process or product performance.
VL  - 27
IS  - 8
SN  - 0309-0590
DO  - 10.1108/03090590310498540
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590310498540
AU  - Antony Jiju
AU  - Ho Yuen Cheng Alfred
PY  - 2003
Y1  - 2003/01/01
TI  - Training for Shainin’s approach to experimental design using a catapult
T2  - Journal of European Industrial Training
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 405
EP  - 412
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -