| Article ID: | iaor19941313 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 32 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 263 |
| End Page Number: | 272 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1994 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Production Research |
| Authors: | Pesch A. |
| Keywords: | Taguchi method |
The underlying assumptions of the Taguchi method for on-line quality control are developed. The method is applied to the simple random-walk case in a numerical simulation and in a thought experiment. Results are compared with conclusions in the literature. The occasional catastrophes are explained in a different way. Limits to consider when using the Taguchi method for the random-walk case are given.