Learn how to use powerful and efficient designed experiments to –

• Optimize products and manufacturing processes for maximum functionality, manufacturability, productivity and quality,
• Reduce problem solving lead times from months to a few days,
• Master your understanding of cause and effect relationships between process, materials and functionality in days instead of years and enhance your ability to innovate.

Participants will receive 2.4 continuing education credits and a free 180-day user license for Design Expert version 7 – the world’s most complete and user-friendly software for the design and analysis of designed experiments!

 

The College of Engineering will offer this first ever workshop at Auburn University on “Design of Experiments for Maximum Competitive Advantage in Manufacturing” with assistance from the Auburn University’s College of Engineering, Engineering Continuing Education, Polymer and Fiber Engineering and the ZDM Group from Atlanta, Georgia.

 

Participants will leave the workshop with skills to design, perform, analyze and interpret statistically designed experiments (DOE) for process modeling and simulation, optimization, trouble shooting and product and process development and improvement. DOE is a key methodology for any continuous improvement strategy such as Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma or 8 D's

 

 

Who Should Attend?

Anyone responsible for the design and optimization of new products or manufacturing processes, evaluation of new technologies, processes or materials and problem solving should attend this workshop.

 

 

Course Synopsis

• Introduction to statistically designed experiments (DOE) – what they are, when to use them, benefits
• Demonstrations to compare DOE with traditional methods of studying processes and products
• The five elements of an effective study design and the design protocol
• Review of basic statistics and the concepts of statistical significance
• Design and analysis of effects, development of effects and interaction plots and graphical and numerical product and process optimization and simulation with --
• Fractional factorial designs to weed out the critical few factors quickly and economically
• Complete factorial study designs to pinpoint causes
• How to run and document confirmation studies
• Development of simulations in MS Excel to easily study product and process alternatives and communicate the options to others
• Communicating the results so that everyone understands

 

Course Location and Accomodations

This Inagural Workshop will be held at the Auburn Marriott Opelika Hotel and Conference Center at Grand National in Opelika, Alabama.

3700 Robert Trent Jones Trail • Opelika, Alabama 36801 USA
Phone: 1-334-741-9292 Fax: 1-334-741-9733 Toll-free: 1-800-593-6456

 

 

Detailed Agenda, Instructors and Registration Form

Please see our Adobe PDF format brochure for all of the course details. If we can provide any extra information, please contact us at:

Phone: (503) 477-6738 Fax: (503) 477-6739
Address: 2853 SW Champlain Drive, Portland, Oregon 97205 USA

 

Email: Attention: Registrar

 

Or at our webpage: http://www.thezdmgroup.com