Abstract

This Uganda Standard gives guidelines for applying the optimization method of robust parameter design, also called as parameter design, an effective methodology for optimization based on Taguchi Methods, to achieve robust products. his document prescribes signal-to-noise ratio (hereafter SN ratio) as a measure of robustness, and the procedures of parameter design to design robust products utilizing this measure. The word robust in this International Standard means minimized variability of product s function under various noise conditions, that is, insensitivity of the product s function to the changes in the levels of noises. For robust products, their responses are sensitive to signal and insensitive to noises. The approach of this document can be applied to any products that are designed and manufactured, including machines, chemical products, electronics, foods, consumer goods, software, new materials, and services. Manufacturing technologies are also regarded as products that are used by manufacturing processes. This standard was published on 2022-12-13