Shainin: A concept for problem
solving(Design of Exp=DOE) Lecture at the Shainin conference
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11 December 2009
Willy Vandenbrande
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Dorian Shainin (1914 –2000)
•Aeronautical engineer (MIT –1936)
•Design Engineer for United Aircraft Corporations •Mentored by his friend Joph M. Juran
•Reliability consultant for Grumman Aerospace (Lunar Excursion Module)•Reliability consultant for Pratt&Whitney (RL-10 rocket engine)•Developed over 20 statistical engineering techniques for problem solving and reliability •Started Shainin Consultants in 1984, his son Peter is current
CEO.
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Dorian Shainin and ASQ
•15th ASQ Honorary Member (1996)•First person to win all four major ASQ medals
•In 2004 ASQ created the Dorian Shainin Medal
–For outstanding u of unique or creative applications of statistical techniques in the solving of problems related to the quality of a product or rvice.
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Dorian Shainin
•Not very well known outside USA (compared to Deming, Juran)
•1991: Publication of first edition of
“World Class Quality”by Keki Bothe •2000: Second edition (Keki and Adi Bothe)•Books brought attention to Shainin methods, but are very biad.
