A Tailor Decides to Use Taguchi's Quality Loss Function to Analyze

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Essay

A tailor decides to use Taguchi's quality loss function to analyze his shirt making process. Knowing it to be parabolic in shape and of the form L(y)= k(y - t)² where t is the target, y is the actual measurement, and k is the process constant, the tailor decides to use a recent customer order to calculate his process parameters. He takes the custom shirt and measures the collar, which was requested to have a 17.5" collar but actually has a 17.75" collar. The customer notices the difference and demands a 50% reduction in the price of the shirt, which cost the tailor $45 to make. Instead of selling the shirt for $175, the tailor will reduce his price to $87.50. What is the tailor's process constant for a silk shirt?

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Definitions:

Epiphytes

Plants that grow on other plants for physical support but do not extract nutrients from their hosts, thus not parasitic.

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A measure of the number of different species represented in an ecological community, landscape or region.

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posits that disturbances in an ecosystem can create opportunities for new species to colonize, thus affecting biodiversity.

Mycorrhizae

A symbiotic association between a fungus and the roots of a vascular host plant, enhancing nutrient and water absorption.