Implementation of Taguchi Method to Assessment Workspace Design

Abstract

In order to have a good workspace design, it takes a series of activities consisting of several stages. Starting from the design planning stage, design testing/ experimentation, design analysis, selection of the best design, to design implementation. This research was conducted to evaluate workspace designs using the Taguchi method. In this study, four factors were determined as elements of the workspace environment: the level of lighting, noise, temperature, and aroma of the room. Taguchi orthogonal array design produces 8 experiments obtained from a combination of 4 factors and 2 levels. Experimental activities in the form of the influence of the physical work environment on the resulting typing speed. The research sample in each experiment was 30 responses. The experimental results were analyzed using the Taguchi method with the help of Minitab software. In the analysis of the larger the better factor, based on the ranking, it is found that three factors have amajor influence on typing speed: lighting using room lights, not adding sound (noise), and regulating the room temperature to keep it cool. The ANOVA results show that lighting, noise, and temperature factors significantly affect typing speed. It is known that the calculated F value of the lighting factor is 42.10, noise is 12.22 and temperature is 14.45, all of which are greater than the F table of 4.07. The results of this study can be used as managerial evaluation material for companies to design workspaces by prioritizing bright lighting, not too noisy, and cool temperature of room.