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Optimising Parameters for Expanded Polystyrene Based Pod Production Using Taguchi Method

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  • Sheikh Imran Ishrat

    (Department of Enterprise and Digital Innovation, Ara Institute of Canterbury, 130 Madras St., Christchurch-8011, Canterbury, New Zealand)

  • Zahid Akhtar Khan

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India)

  • Arshad Noor Siddiquee

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India)

  • Irfan Anjum Badruddin

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia)

  • Ali Algahtani

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia
    Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, Abha-61413, Asir, Saudi Arabia)

  • Shakeel Javaid

    (Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002, Uttar Pradesh, India)

  • Rajan Gupta

    (EPS Foam Ltd., 3/70 Shortland St., Christchurch-8061, New Zealand)

Abstract

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) is used in the building and construction industry for insulation and under flooring purposes. The objective of the study is to investigate the impact of the application of the total quality management (TQM) technique on the significant parameters of the pod production process in a New Zealand based EPS manufacturing facility. In this work, Taguchi’s L 27 orthogonal array (OA) is considered for conducting experiments through three input parameters i.e., weight of untreated beads, batch duration, and temperature is investigated. Based on the results, the analyses are carried out while using statistical approaches, such as analysis of the means (ANOM) and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results from confirmatory experiment indicate that, at optimal parameters setting (17 kg of untreated bead, 130 s of batch duration and 155 °F of temperature), a reasonably streamlined pod manufacturing process can be achieved for sustainable operations.

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  • Sheikh Imran Ishrat & Zahid Akhtar Khan & Arshad Noor Siddiquee & Irfan Anjum Badruddin & Ali Algahtani & Shakeel Javaid & Rajan Gupta, 2019. "Optimising Parameters for Expanded Polystyrene Based Pod Production Using Taguchi Method," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 7(9), pages 1-17, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:7:y:2019:i:9:p:847-:d:267163
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