Industry |
MTB Features |
Examples |
| Pharmaceuticals |
Mixture Designs |
What is the most effective combination of components to produce the most effective drug? |
| Electronics |
Reliability Nested Gage R&R (Destructive testing) |
Determine warranty lengths |
| Chemicals |
Mixture Designs |
What is the most effective combination of components to produce the most effective adhesive |
| Financial Services |
Attribute Gage R&R Logistic Regression |
Are we responding to customerinquiries in a timely manner?
Are we granting loans to people who are going to repay? |
| Aerospace and Defense |
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Are we making safe a reliable airplane engines? |
| Medical Products and Equipment |
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Are we making durable and prectise medical equipment |
| Paper Products/Printing |
Mixture Designs |
Will are paper towels stand up to Little Joey spills |
| Petroleum Refining |
Mixture Designs |
Is our oil free of contaminents |
| Computers |
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Do our laptops meet customer demands in weight, size, etc.? |
| Automobiles |
Taguchi Analysis (DOE) |
Does our paint chip off under certain extreme conditions?
What are those conditiond? |
| Telecommunications |
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How wet does a call phone have to get before it breaks? |
| Industrial Equipments |
Taguchi |
Will our trucks really pull 10 tons without over heating? |
| Metal Production |
Mixture Designs |
Is our steel the strongest out there? |
| Scientific/Control Equipment |
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Will our scale consistently measure 1 pound as 1 pound? |
| Semiconductors |
Reliability |
Will our semiconductors last as long as we say they do? |
Government (mostly agricultural related)
Not usually Six Sigma or quality related |
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