http://www.qualitymanagers.com/taxonomy/term/114/0 Developed a set of practices known as Taguchi Methods, as they are known in the U.S., for improving quality while reducing costs. en http://www.qualitymanagers.com/genichi-taguchi <p>Developed a set of practices known as Taguchi Methods, as they are known in the U.S., for improving quality while reducing costs. Taguchi Methods focus on the design of efficient experiments, and the increasing of signal to noise ratios. Dr. Taguchi also articulated the developed the quality loss function. Currently, he is executive director of the American Supplier Institute and director of the Japan Industrial Technology Institute.</p> Taguchi, Genichi Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:26:07 -0500 joseph 18 at http://www.qualitymanagers.com