Introduction to Design of Experiments - DOE
Why attend this workshop?
Knowledge is the key to success in any field. Only thanks to this we can be innovative, competitive and achieve business aims. However, gaining knowledge may be a complicated, time-consuming and costly process. It may, but it doesn’t have to be. The ability of learning is the basis for improving already existing processes and products, as well as creating new and better ones, meeting new requirements. Design of Experiments allows not only accelerating in a simple way, but also optimizing the process of gaining knowledge, at the same time minimizing costs of learning.
Aim and expected results of workshops
The aim of the workshop is to provide knowledge of how to plan, conduct and analyze experiments, so that the knowledge gained this way allows for continuous improvement of our processes and products.
After completing the workshop, its participants will be able to:
- plan experiments (choice of factors, their levels and strategy of the experiment adequate to the situation),
- conduct an experiment,
- analyze an experiment (practically, graphically and in quantity) and on the basis of this make practical conclusions,
- conduct all analyses using the program Minitab.
Target group
The workshops are particularly targeted at:
- Process Engineers, Quality Engineers, Technologists, Leaders
- Managers (especially of middle management), who want to find out more
about DOE
Workshop program
1. Introduction to workshops.
2. Comparing various approaches to experimenting (OFAT, ALLFAT, Trial & Error vs. DOE)
3. Planning an experiment: choice of factors and their levels.
4. Full-factor experiment: construction and analysis (practical, graphic and in quantity). Pros and cons connected with full-factor experiments.
5. Fractional experiment: construction and analysis of the experiment. Risks and advantages of using fractional experiments. Choice of the strategy of experimenting depending on the level of current knowledge about the process.
6. What has an influence on the fact that conclusions made on the basis of an experiment check out or not in production practice? Factors determining the effectiveness of the experiment in production practice.
7. Practical exercise, during which participants plan independently, conduct and analyze a series of experiments, thanks to which they will be able to ground the knowledge gained from the workshop.
8. Summary of workshops.
Duration
3 days (24 class periods)
