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Developer(s) | Statistical Design Institute, LLC |
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Stable release | 4.11
/ Sep-2018 |
Operating system | Windows |
Type | Statistical analysis |
License | proprietary |
Website | www.stat-design.com |
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 Engineering[1][2]
Today, SDI Tools are split into two main Microsoft Excel Add-Ins called Triptych and Apogee.
Triptych is a Microsoft Excel Add-in that provides support for documenting and clarifying the voice of the customer (VOC), identifying and flowing down requirements, and generating and selecting design alternatives. Triptych includes functionality for:
Apogee is a Microsoft Excel Add-In that integrates the capabilities of sensitivity analysis, Monte Carlo analysis, allocation, and multi-objective optimization into a single easy-to-use toolset. Apogee works with functions Y = f(x) that you create freeform in Microsoft Excel workbooks. Its functionality includes:
SDI Tools are typically used in Six Sigma training,[3][4] industry,[5][6][7][8] and academic research [9][10][11]