• International Journal of Quality Innovation
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.46-57
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• 2006

The desirability function approach to multiple response optimization is a useful technique for the analysis of experiments in which several responses are optimized simultaneously. But the existing methods have some defects, and have to be modified to some extent. This paper proposes a new method to combine the individual desirabilities.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.877-893
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• 2014

The purpose of this research is to study the implementation of instructional practices and the needs for improving study habits of underachievers, as a preliminary research to develop improving program for underachievers' study habits. Firstly, past researches on the subject were analyzed to find out the concept and scope of study habits, and factors related to academic achievement. After arranging and integrating these factors, we have extracted the constructs and factors of improvement program for students' study habits. Secondly, the instructional practices in the field and needs for improvement program for students' study habits were analyzed through a survey. The online survey composed of structured questionnaire was conducted among teachers consisting of regular classroom teachers, special class teachers, school counselors, etc. The results were reflected in the contents and configuration of the program. The contents of survey was the degree of practice and needs of improvement program for students' study habits in schools, and the degree of practice and needs of standardized tests. According to the survey results, the efforts for improving the underachieved students' study habits were low level. This study focused on study habits showing high demands in the development of program and manual.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.1798-1809
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• 1996

The purpose of this paper is to develop new Z-Factors to evaluate the behavior of circumferential surface crack in ferritic steel piping including base metal and Submerged Arc Weld(SAW) metal in nuclear power plant. The Z-factor is a load multiplier to convert plastic load to elasto-plastic load. However the current Z-Factor is a load multiplier to convert plastic load to elasto-plastic load. However the current Z-Factor gives too conservative results. In this study, a J-estimation method, SC.TNP method, which is based on GE/EPRI expression, is used to develop new Z-Factors. The desirabilities of both the SC.TNP mehtod and the new Z-Factors are examined using the previous experimental results for the circumferential surface crack in ferritic steel pippings. The results are as follows ; (1) The SC.TNP mehtod is good for describing the circumferential surface crack behavior in farritic steel pipings, while the well-known R6 mehtod and DPFAD method give too conservative results. (2) The ASME-Z-Factor method using nwe Z-Factors well predicts the behavior of circumferential surface crack in ferritic steel pipings including base emtal and SAW metal.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.423-431
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• 2011

Warfighting experimentation is an important process for identifying requirements against changing military environment and for verifying proposed measures for reforming military service. The wargame simulation experiment is regarded as one of the most effective means to warfighting experimentation, and its importance is increasing than ever. On the other hand, the results of wargame experiments could be unreliable due to the uncertainty involved in the experimental procedure. To improve the reliability of the experimental results, systematic experimental procedures and analysis methods must be employed, and the design and analysis of experiments technique can be used effectively for this purpose. In this paper, AWAM, a wargame simulator, is used to optimize the organization of operational troops. The simulation model describes a warfighting situation in which the 'survival rate of our force' and the 'survival rate of the enemy force' are considered as responses, 'the numbers of weapons in the squad' as control factors, and 'the uncontrollable variables of the battlefield' as noise factors. In addition, for the purpose of effective experimentation, the product array approach in which the inner and outer orthogonal arrays are crossed is adopted. Then, the signal-to-noise-ratio for each response and the desirabilities for the means and standard deviations of responses are calculated and used to determine a compromise optimal solution. The experimental procedures and analysis methods developed in this paper can provide guidelines for designing and analyzing wargame simulation experiments for similar warfighting situations.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.84-91
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• 2003

The effects of different dehydration conditions for the removal of ginkgo nut inner coat on peeled ginkgo nuts were examined using physical and sensory methods. Dehydration of ginkgo nuts at $90^{\circ}C$ for 120 min resulted in greater hardness, lightness (L), redness (a), yellowness (b), and firmness. Higher roasted flavor and larger holes were observed with dehydration at $150^{\circ}C$ for 30 min and greater cooked ginkgo flavor and green color with dehydration at $120^{\circ}C$ for 50 min. Based on these findings, dehydration at $120^{\circ}C$ for 50 min was determined as the adequate hot air dehydration condition for the removal of ginkgo nut inner coat. Ginkgo nuts stored at $25^{\circ}C$ maintained overall desirability up to 4 weeks. In ginkgo nuts stored at $4^{\circ}C$, all sensory desirabilities evaluated were reasonably high until 60 days of storage; desirability of appearance decreased moderately at 80 days of storage, and appearance became very undesirable at 180 days. Ginkgo nuts stored at $-18^{\circ}C$ showed little changes until 10 months of storage, but slight decreases in overall desirability, flavor, and texture were noted at 12 months.