Ranjit Roy
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to Taguchi DOE Application Discussion Group (TDA-DG), rkr...@gmail.com
In memory of Dr. Genichi Taguchi (January 1, 1924 - June 2, 2012)
I was deeply saddened to learn that Dr. Genichi Taguchi passed away in
his native Japan on Sunday, June 2, 2012. Dr. Taguchi made a
remarkable and lasting impact on the Quality revolution of automotive
and manufacturing industries, which was prompted by the oil embargo of
the late 1970's and continues today.
Dr. Taguchi elevated the utility of the Design of Experiment (DOE)
statistical technique which was originally introduced by the UK's Sir
R. A Fisher in the 1920's. Taguchi's constant effort to make the DOE
technique more effective by standardizing experiment designs and
offering a method for handling influence of noise factors toward
robust designs was readily adopted by quality professionals and
industrial experimenters worldwide.
With his passing, the world lost another great innovator and
contributor to quality.
- Ranjit Roy, Author, Trainer and Consultant, June 11, 2012