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Today, Genichi Taguchi is frequently mentioned along with W. Edwards Deming, Kaoru Ishikawa, and J. M. Juran. His popularity testifies to the merit of his quality philosophy. However, a lack of proper communication has kept some of his ideas in a shroud of mystery. This paper will introduce the readers to some of the basic elements of Taguchi’s quality philosophy.
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Kackar, R.N. (1989). Taguchi’s Quality Philosophy: Analysis and Commentary. In: Dehnad, K. (eds) Quality Control, Robust Design, and the Taguchi Method. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1472-1_1
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