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February Newsletter
December Dinner Information
Date: Monday, February 20, 2012 Location: Alioto's Bar and Grill
3041 Mayfair Rd
Wauwatosa, WiPhone: 414-476-6900
Time:
5:30 PM Dinner - Speaker to follow 6:30 PM Speaker: 7:30 PM Menu:
Menu Information
To register for the dinner meeting please use the following link. CVent Dinner Reservation
You will receive a dinner confirmation when you register on-line using the invitation emailed to you.If you have difficulty or cannot register on-line, please contact our Arrangement Chair Jessica Andreshak, at (262) 642-2765 or jandreshak@cytophil.com
Topic: We’ve all heard and used the term: "Our calibrations are traceable to NIST." Most of us have also heard the following from our managers and supervisors, but mostly from ISO auditors and FDA inspectors: "If you cannot adjust the test instrument, you cannot calibrate it." The real travesty about these statements is that for decades we have believed both of them. It is time to set the record straight and separate fact from fiction, and the truth from myth.
Speaker: Jay L Bucher
Jay L. Bucher started his calibration and metrology career with the U.S. Air Force's Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratories (PMEL) program, is a Senior member of ASQ, an ASQ Certified Calibration Technician (CCT), and a National Conference of Standards Laboratories International section and region coordinator. He established Bucherview Metrology Services, LLC (a consulting, educating and training company) in 2002, and has consulted for clients ranging from NIST to a third party one-man calibration function, including more than a dozen Fortune 400 companies
Round Table Discussion IDENTIFYING DESIRED SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
IN THE QUALITY PROFESSIONIn today’s economy most people consider it crucial to keep their skills current and their resumes up-to-date. Do you know what organizations are looking for in their Quality professionals? It’s an area that requires not only technical competence but also soft side skills such as facilitation and presentation skills. Whether you are a hiring manager, a new hire or a seasoned professional, everyone has something to contribute to this conversation. Please join in the discussion and share what skills you seek when hiring, what qualifications you have noted in recent recruiting ads, or the qualifications that have made you marketable
Spring 2012 Quality Education Seminar. ASQ Milwaukee has provided high value education and training to the community for over 25 years. With returning favorites and new additions, the Spring 2012 Education Seminar is sure to have something for you. Our goal is to provide this annual seminar to ASQ members and non-members alike to continue and maintain their education in quality systems and process improvement. We focus locally on Milwaukee and the surrounding area, and do everything at a price that is less than half of comparable opportunities!
IT’S SCHOLARSHIP TIME! The ASQ Milwaukee Section $1000 Scholarship Award Application deadline is April 1, 2012
On-Line Refresher Courses
Quality Engineer Certification - CQE (On-line Course Sponsored By Olde Colony Section 0111)
Certified Quality Auditor - CQA (On-line Course Sponsored By Olde Colony Section 0111)
Milwaukee Section - 1202: 2011-2012 Program Schedule
Past Newsletter
January 16, 3012 - Dinner Meeting
"Looking into the Future of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)"
Ten years ago Six Sigma and Design For Six Sigma were heralded as the keys to improving quality, increasing profits, and succeeding in the face of worldwide competition. Companies scrambled to deploy training programs, certify black belts, and kick off projects. Today some of these programs continue quietly in the background while many others have fallen into disrepair or were abandoned.September 19, 2011 - Dinner Meeting
Quality in Global Environment:
The Opportunities and Challenges Of Doing Business in Asia
Manufacturing in the U.S. is too costly for most products, right? Maybe or maybe not. Global sourcing is not without inherent risks some of which are not readily apparent up front, and present a new set of challenges to companies which in many cases they are unprepared for. The biggest problem is that most companies don't know the full extent of their exposure to risk in outsourcing.April 18th - Dinner Meeting
“LEAN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
How to Use Risk Determination to Increase Velocity of Product Development”
Product Development is the lifeblood of an organization. Successful Future product and service offerings keep the customers coming back. We strive relentlessly, for products and services which delight our customers assuring loyalty and future success. Product Development is a failure factory. All failure present and future has its’ root in PD. With so much riding on product development and the ever increasing complexity of our products and services, how do we decrease the potential for failure and simultaneously, increase our velocity to market?
March 21st - Dinner Meeting
The Need to Go Beyond Lean
As technology advances, and products and markets evolve, it is important for manufacturing strategy to keep pace with these changes. In addition, an effective strategy needs to be supported by a precise methodology and appropriate tools. Although Lean Manufacturing has been successful in many situations, we need to understand that Lean strategy and Lean tools may not work well in other cases. In fact, as we look to the markets of the future, it becomes apparent that we need to go beyond Lean.March 23rd - Technical Seminar
Human Error and Error Proofing
Subjects which have not received the attention deserved in the Quality community. The Japanese however have pioneered with the application of the basic concepts of Poka – Yoke (error proofing) to improving quality and preventing defects. The March Technical Seminar explored the fundamental concepts and approaches. Some applications in manufacturing, everyday living, business processes, and medicine were examined.February 21, 2010- Dinner Meeting
“BALDRIDGE IN EDUCATION - Pewaukee School District: A Journey to Baldrige”
by: JoAnn Sternke, Pewaukee School District SuperintendentQuality Processes Produce Results – in Business AND in Education
* See operational dashboards that drive service & efficiency improvement
* Learn about process management & flowcharting tools
* See a Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle in action
Understand how a district level strategic plan drives improvement at the site levelIs this a school talking or is this a business? Believe it - it’s a school. In this fast-paced presentation you will learn more about the quality processes used by the Pewaukee School District to improve student achievement, operational efficiency, customer service levels, and community perception of our schools.
Do schools that operate more efficiently offer a greater return on investment? See an example of how this is the case.
The Pewaukee School District was recently recognized as the first education recipient of the Governor’s Wisconsin Forward Award of Excellence, the highest level of recognition in the state-level Baldrige programDecember 13, 2010-Dinner Meeting
Presentation: Team Building - BUILDING A MOTIVATED TEAM by Kinza Christenson - Professional Speaker/Seminar Leader
An integral part of the responsibilities for many Quality Engineers is parts qualification, whether the parts are manufactured in house or by a supplier. A number of unexpected results occurred which lead to a search for a method to better understand the underlining phenomenon. These anomalies have been investigated using Monte Carlo simulation. The effect of sampling on the parameter variation was studied. Recognized nationally as “The Performance Pro, Kinza is a professional development expert and a popular conference keynote speaker, columnist, author, and radio personality. She works with organizations on integrating the DiSC communication tool into their workplace culture and inspiring people toachieve a “Hurray, it’s Monday” mindset through purpose, passion and communi-cating more effectively.
October 18, 2010-Dinner Meeting
Presentation: Using Monte Carlo Simulation To Help Understand Process Capability and Measurement Error. by Woody Santy - Consultant with Industrial Quality Consultants.
An integral part of the responsibilities for many Quality Engineers is parts qualification, whether the parts are manufactured in house or by a supplier. A number of unexpected results occurred which lead to a search for a method to better understand the underlining phenomenon. These anomalies have been investigated using Monte Carlo simulation. The effect of sampling on the parameter variation was studied.
Supplemental Excel Files:
CpK Sample Size Study Box (xls format),
Deming Demo Plots (xls format),
Milwaukee Section Certification Journal Information
There have been changes to the recertification journal categories, including more opportunities
for RU credits, and the categories have been better defined to make recertifying easier.
The 18 RU credit amount remains the same. Take a look at the new recertification journal
http://www.asq.org/certification/recertification/rucredits/index.html?WT.mc_id=&WT.dcsvid=1929985797.
To order a new journal, call ASQ Customer Care at 1-800-248-1946 and ask for item B0525
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