Mahalanobis-Taguchi system: state of the art

Purpose To show a bibliographical review of the applications of the MTS throughout the time and the different fields. Design/methodology/approach The Mahalanobis - Taguchi System is an analytical method used for the diagnosis and / or pattern recognition on multivariate data for quantitative decision making. Findings Its scope is very broad ranging from engineering, medicine, education, and manufacturing, among others. This work presents a classification of the literature in the following areas of the MTS: introduction of the method, cases of study/application, comparison with other methods, integration and development of the MTS with other methods, construction of Mahalanobis space, dimensional reduction and threshold establishment. Is realized a wide search of the publications in magazines and congresses. Originality/value This paper is a summary of the main applications, contributions and changes to Mahalanobis- Taguchi System.