Preface.- Screening (sieve) design of experiments in metal cutting.- Modelling and optimisation of machining with the use of statistical methods and soft computing.- Design experiments, statistical and artificial intelligence analysis for the improvement of machining - a Review.- A systematic approach to design of experiments in waterjet machining of high performance ceramics.- Response surface modeling of fractal dimension in WEDM.- Thrust force and torque mathematical models in drilling of Al7075 using the response surface methodology.- Design of experiments in titanium metal cutting research.- Parametric optimization of submerged arc welding using Taguchi method.- Index.