SDI Tools
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|developer = Statistical Design Institute, LLC
|latest_release_version = 4.11
|latest_release_date = Sep-2018
|operating_system = Windows
|genre = Statistical analysis
|license = proprietary
|website = [http://www.stat-design.com/ www.stat-design.com]
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SDI Tools is a set of commercial software add-in tools for Microsoft Excel developed and distributed by Statistical Design Institute, LLC., a privately owned company located in Texas, United States.
SDI Tools were first developed in 2000 by Dr. George Chollar, Dr. Jesse Peplinski, and Garron Morris as several Add-Ins for Microsoft Excel to support a methodology for product development that combined elements of Design for Six Sigma and Systems EngineeringG. Chollar, "A Statistical-Analysis Approach for System Requirements Definition and Flowdown.", PhD Dissertation, Texas Tech University, May 2000T.W. Simpson, J.D. Peplinski, P. N. Koch and J.K. Allen, "Metamodels for Computer-based Engineering Design: Survey and recommendations", Engineering with Computers, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 129-150.
Today, SDI Tools are split into two main Microsoft Excel Add-Ins called Triptych and Apogee.
Application of SDI Tools
SDI Tools are typically used in Six Sigma training,G. W. Chollar, "Effective Tools for Requirements and Concept Development", Aero Engineering USA Conference, November 2010G. W. Chollar, "Effective Tools for Design Analysis and Multi-Objective Optimization", Aero Engineering USA Conference, November 2010 industry,B. Demczar and G. W. Chollar, "Getting Results From DFSS In Product Development At IBM", 11th Annual Design for Six Sigma Excelling in Product Development Conference, June 22–24, 2009J. Pica, M. Tracy, and G. W. Chollar, "Quality Function Deployment at Lockheed Martin MS2", The 20th Symposium on QFD ({{ISBN|1-889477-20-6}})G. W. Chollar, G. K. Morris, and J. D. Peplinski, "Applying Systems Engineering and Design for Six Sigma in a Requirements-Based Cost Modeling Process", Proceedings of the 2008 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, J. Fowler and S. Mason, eds, 2008G. W. Chollar, "Effective Methods and Tools for Developing Specifications, Products, and Assessing Risk", 7th Lean Six Sigma for Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Medical Device Excellence, February 2009 and academic research G. C. Martin, "Constructing a Regional Adolescent Health and Wellness Index for British Columbia, Canada", M.S. Thesis, University of Victoria, 2008T. Woods, "System Engineering the Mission Critical Software Release Decision", PhD Dissertation, Southern Methodist University, December 2010P. Hart, “A PLM Implementation for Aerospace Systems Engineering-Conceptual Rotorcraft Design”, Master Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, May 2009