A New Class of Second-Order Response Surface Designs

Abstract

Response surface methodology (RSM) refers to experimental designs for optimizing or developing processes, initially in manufacturing. In this paper, a new method is presented and an algorithm is implemented that modifies the axial part in a central composite design to achieve a good D-value and efficiency. The new designs are suitable for sequential experimentation. In comparison with known designs in the same class, the new designs are tested and found to have better D-values on a range of factors. With this new approach, efficient orthogonal designs for response surface methodology were generated for a number of parameters that were previously impossible to construct. The new generated designs and their comparison with known designs from the literature are presented in tables for practitioners' use.