The purpose of the Taguchi method is to ______.
A.
manage the flow of material for better visibility and control
B.
use statistical techniques to compute a "loss function" to determine the \r\ncost of producing products that fall to achieve a target value
C.
design, group and manage production operations as self-contained flexible \r\ncells capable of start-to-finish processing of a family of items
D.
regulate coordination and communication among process stages