Baker Hughes is one of the world’s largest oil field services companies.
To meet the challenging needs in a completive industry, Baker Hughes invests in their active research and development program which regularly tests and modifies their production processes for more efficiency and effectiveness.
Baker Hughes came to Statistics.com to implement a specialized training program for engineers in their Drill Bits Technology Group. Employees in the group had deep subject matter expertise in engineering that examines the science of drilling through analysis, modeling, lab testing, and design. The group works diligently to develop new technologies and approaches that improve drill bit performance.
To get more out of the company’s research and development program, Baker Hughes wanted to:
Statistics.com worked with BHGE to design a training program suited to their requirements, specifically:
Baker Hughes has enrolled their team members through dozens of our courses and custom training curriculum at The Institute for Statistics Education at Statistics.com.
While a number of Baker Hughes employees had prior training in design of experiments, none had the level of training and understanding as provided by The Institute’s Design of Experiments (DOE) course.
This course (Introduction to Design of Experiments) taught me that DOE is a much stronger tool than I anticipated. While I’ve used DOE software in the past, I never understood the calculations behind the design settings. Now that I have a better grasp of what is happening, I plan to revise some previous DOE’s to optimize parameters and results.
This course was far superior. With all the practice examples, software/macro walkthroughs, and textbook material delivery, I think I am equipped enough to implement what I learned into my research projects.
This course (Introduction to Design of Experiments) will enhance my ability to efficiently conduct experiments and discern relevant and non-relevant factors. As a researcher in R&D, design of experiments is a considerable portion of my job.
