Design Of Experiments In Truck Company

DOI: 10.12776/QIP.V19I1.419

BIBIANA KASELYOVÁ, MICHAL TKÁČ

Received 18 November 2014, Revised 17 February 2014, Accepted 20 April 2015

DOE 22

Abstract

Purpose: Design of experiment (DOE) represent very powerful tool for process improvement vastly supported by six sigma methodology.

This approach is mostly used by large and manufacturing orientated companies. Presented research is focused on use of DOE in truck company, which is medium size and service orientated.

Such study has several purposes. Firstly, detailed description of improvement effort based on DOE can be used as a methodological framework for companies similar to researched one. Secondly, it provides example of successfully implemented low cost design of experiment practise.

Moreover, performed experiment identifies key factors, which influence the lifetime of truck tyres.