<s>
SDI	B-Operating_System
Tools	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
commercial	O
software	O
add-in	O
tools	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Statistical	O
Design	O
Institute	O
,	O
LLC.	O
,	O
a	O
privately	O
owned	O
company	O
located	O
in	O
Texas	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
,	O
SDI	B-Operating_System
Tools	I-Operating_System
are	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
main	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
Add-Ins	O
called	O
Triptych	O
and	O
Apogee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Triptych	O
is	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
Add-in	O
that	O
provides	O
support	O
for	O
documenting	O
and	O
clarifying	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
the	O
customer	O
(	O
VOC	O
)	O
,	O
identifying	O
and	O
flowing	O
down	O
requirements	O
,	O
and	O
generating	O
and	O
selecting	O
design	O
alternatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apogee	O
is	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
Add-In	O
that	O
integrates	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
sensitivity	O
analysis	O
,	O
Monte	B-Algorithm
Carlo	I-Algorithm
analysis	I-Algorithm
,	O
allocation	O
,	O
and	O
multi-objective	O
optimization	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
easy-to-use	O
toolset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apogee	O
works	O
with	O
functions	O
Y	O
=	O
f(x )	O
that	O
you	O
create	O
freeform	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
workbooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monte	B-Algorithm
Carlo	I-Algorithm
Analysis	I-Algorithm
:	O
Assesses	O
the	O
magnitude	O
and	O
shape	O
of	O
response	O
variation	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
parameters	O
using	O
the	O
Monte	B-Algorithm
Carlo	I-Algorithm
method	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optimization	O
:	O
searches	O
for	O
new	O
parameter	O
values	O
that	O
will	O
drive	O
multiple	O
response	O
values	O
to	O
desired	O
targets	O
using	O
statistical	O
,	O
multi-objective	O
optimization	O
driven	O
by	O
a	O
custom	O
genetic	B-Algorithm
algorithm	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
