Mahalanobis-Taguchi system: state of the art

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to show a bibliographical review of the applications of the MTS throughout the time and the different fields.

Design/methodology/approach

The Mahalanobis-Taguchi system (MTS) is an analytical method used for the diagnosis and/or pattern recognition of multivariate data for quantitative decision making.

Findings

Its scope is very broad, ranging from engineering, medicine, education, and manufacturing, among others. This work presents a classification of the literature in the following areas of the MTS: introduction of the method, cases of study/application, comparison with other methods, integration and development of the MTS with other methods, construction of Mahalanobis space, dimensional reduction and threshold establishment. It realized a wide search of the publications in magazines and congresses.

Originality/value

This paper is a summary of the main applications, contributions and changes to MTS.

Citation

Mota-Gutiérrez, C.G., Reséndiz-Flores, E.O. and Reyes-Carlos, Y.I. (2018), "Mahalanobis-Taguchi system: state of the art", International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 35 No. 3, pp. 596-613. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJQRM-10-2016-0174