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Section 1—Introduction to Mixtures |
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- What makes a mixture?
- Mixture (Scheffé) polynomials
- Gold jewelry
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Section 2—Unconstrained Mixtures |
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- Simplex-Lattice designs
- Simplex without augmentation
- Augmenting simplex designs
- Augmented simplex lattice: Yarn
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| Lunch |
Section 3—Constrained Mixtures, Simplex |
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- Detergent formulation
- Coding: Actual – Real – L_Pseudo
- Optimization of multiple responses
- Numeric (desirability function)
- Graphical (overlay plot)
- ABS pipe
- Model reduction
- Optimization
- Piepel’s vs. Cox’s direction
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| Day 2 |
Section 4—Constrained Mixtures, Non-Simplex |
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- Sizing for precision
- Constrained mixtures, extreme vertices: Shampoo
- Optimal point selection: Flare
- Transformations: Antiseptic
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Section 5—Multicomponent Constraints |
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- Group constraints: Fruit punch
- Ratio constraints: Stability
- An additional equality constraint: Ice cream
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| Lunch |
Section 6—Screening Component |
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- Simplex: Additive package
- Non-simplex screening designs
- Non-simplex screening exercise
- Review exercise: Blue haze
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Section 7—Special Mixture and Process Problems |
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- Blocking a simplex design: Olive oil
- Mixture amount experiments: Ibuprofen
- Mixtures with categorical factors: Auto coating
- Summary (what was learned)
- DOE support
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Section 8—Optional Material (as time allows) |
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- Homework assignment
- Augmenting a mixture design: Sparklers
- Appendix
- Sizing to detect a difference (details)
- Piepel’s vs. Cox’s direction (details)
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