The Mahalanobis-Taguchi SystemThe MAHALANOBIS-TAGUCHI SYSTEM (MTS) is a groundbreaking new philosophy that has been reshaping Japanese industry since its inception. Developed by award-winning quality engineering expert Dr. Genichi Taguchi - acknowledged as one of the most innovative thinkers in the field and based on the work of Indian Statistics giant Dr. P. C. Mahalanobis, the system provides a powerful process for recognizing patterns and forecasting results. MTS goes beyond theory - it shows you exactly how international business giants have successfully put the system to work for them. The book includes 15 fascinating case studies that provide an inside look at how organizations such as Fuji, Nissan, Sharp, Xerox and others have utilized the system effectively. MTS can be applied in patient monitoring, medical diagnosis, software, manufacturing, weather forecasting, automotive collision prevention system, and fire detection. Doctors, researchers, engineers, insurance experts, financial analysts, programmers, and anyone else with an interest in pattern recognition and forecasting will find this book to a blueprint to improved decision-making. "Japan's Taguchi is America's new quality hero." "Subir Chowdhury: Voices of quality for the 21st Century." "There is no question that the Mahalanobis-Taguchi System is a profoundly important giant step in improving the productivity of evaluating and improving diagnostic and other systems based on pattern recognition. Potential application of this method abound in many industries." JAPAN'S POWERFUL, NEW PATTERN-RECOGNITIONMETHODIS NOW AVAILABLE TO AMERICAN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY And here is the FIRST book on the subject Learn how you can harness the power of an amazing new pattern-recognition and forecasting method from Dr. Genichi Taguchi, a world-renowned quality genius. 15 case studies from around the U.S. and Japan show how industry giants used the MTS effectively in their organizations. With this important and authoritative book, you can achieve the same success. |
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... treatment , for example , the Mahalanobis Distance of a certain patient was calculated from medical test results before the patient was treated . After a certain period of treatment , another Mahalanobis Distance was calculated from the ...
... treatment started , mid term of treatment and the time leaving the hospital . The duration of treatment of indi- vidual patient is different , but it is within several weeks . T1 Before treatment ( entered the hospital ) T2 Midterm ...
... treatment might be necessary . 5.4 COMPARISON OF TREATMENT METHODS To compare two treatment methods , A , and A2 , only one patient for each method can be used . Let A , be the current method , and let A , be the new method . Table 5-3 ...
Contents
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CHAPTER TWO A DETAILED EXAMPLE OF MTS | 9 |
CHAPTER THREE BUSINESSPROCESS | 23 |
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Multivariate Statistical Methods in Quality Management Kai Yang,Jayant Trewn No preview available - 2004 |