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An Improved Loss Function Approach for Multi-response Optimization Using Seemingly Unrelated Regressions

  

  1. 1. Department of Equipment Support, Military Transportation University, Tianjin 300161, China; 2. College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • Online:2016-12-31 Published:2017-02-22

Abstract:

Multi-response optimization with correlated responses in complex product or process is studied. The seemingly unrelated regression method is employed to improve traditional loss function approach. Correlations among responses are considered both in the model fitting phase and in the optimization phase. Illustrated example shows that the proposed approach can lead to an optimal solution with smaller expected quality loss. The approach overcomes the drawback of traditional method which ignores the correlation or only considers the correlation in the optimization phase. It is an important improvement on the conventional loss function method.

Key words: seemingly unrelated regressions, multiresponse optimization, loss function, response surface methodology, correlations among responses