Webinar: Common Mistakes in Experimental Design (DOE nots!)
Based on 50 years of experience, this presentation lays out a long list of causes for why experiments fail to produce useful results. It begins with a naïve belief instilled by chemical engineering school that the application of first principles along with a few simple one-factor-at-a-time (OFAT) experiments would win the day for industrial R&D. Luckily for the presenter; he got trained on the multifactor design of experiments (DOE) from his start in specialty chemical process development. Even so, textbook DOEs did not come easily, and far too few of them have been seen in a long career as a consultant. Attend this talk to hear the biggest reasons why and thus learn how not to succeed with DOE.
About Mark J Anderson, PE, CQE, MBA
Mark is an Engineering Consultant at Stat-Ease, Inc. Before joining the firm, he spearheaded an award-winning quality improvement program for an international manufacturer, generating millions of dollars in profit. He offers diverse experience in process development, quality assurance, marketing, purchasing, and general management. Mark is also the lead author of three books and has published numerous articles on the Design of Experiments (DOE). He is also a guest lecturer at the University of MN Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Department and the Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, and he teaches an annual course on DOE for the South Dakota Mines Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.