"Our goal is to retrain all of our engineers by the year 2000 in the application of Robust Design."
- Kenzo Ueno, Nissan Motors (1993)

"... the major driving forces behind robust engineering are-and each is equal-designing to satisfy clients in all ...conditions; manufacturing processes and capabilities, cost, quality, and reliability. We're pushing for engineering solutions that optimize each one of those."
- John J. (Jay) Wetzel II, Vice President for GM's North American Operations Engineering Center (in WARD'S Auto World - March 1994)

"Robust Design is not easy to understand, so Ford began doing case studies in 1993. In one instance, an FDI team found a solution in three months that would have taken 13 months using traditional methods. Another major advantage [of robust design] is that robust methods reduce the historical tendency to over-engineer-the practice of concentrating on quality targets in isolation without taking into consideration the whole picture."
- Minoo P. Billamoria, Ford Design Institute