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February 2010 Meeting
The Benefits of Real-Time SPC by Joe DeSimone
Location: Maddox, 1900 S Hwy 89, Perry
Date: February 11, 2010
Time: Dinner: 6pm, Presentation: 7pm - 8:30pm
Every company wants to increase profitability. Most companies realize that improving product quality will increase customer satisfaction and reduce costs. Which leads to higher customer retention rates, decreased manufacturing costs and higher profitability. For decades Quality Gurus have instructed companies to implement SPC, Lean Manufacturing and now Six Sigma.
Now companies are looking at their quality investments and asking, "Where are the benefits? We are using SPC and Lean Manufacturing Tools, but sales are down, profits are down and we may need to lay off employees." There's a fundamental question we ask every company. "How many bad parts do you make, before you know you are making bad parts"? There is a quantum difference between Real-Time SPC and "after-the-fact" SPC. Real-time SPC allows operators and managers to make real-time decisions, to prevent production of bad parts. Using real-time SPC they can take preventive actions, to insure the process stays in control. When the process remains in control and the process parameters are well within the customer's specifications, then you can reap the full benefits of SPC.
Joe DeSimone is the owner and president of DeSimone Quality International, a consulting firm specializing in quality and productivity improvements. Joe has more than 20 years of experience in training, consulting, and implementing SPC, DOE,FMEA, GD&T and Lean Six Sigma in various industies from aerospace to food and drug.
Additionally, Joehas beenpreparing examinees for the ASQ' CQ, CQM, CRE, SSBB and auditor exams fr the past 15 years. Joe is also a degreed (BSIE) Engineer, and is certifies as a Quality Engineer and CQM, CRE, CSQE, and SSBB. He is activiely involved with the Project Management Institute and is a certified Projet Managment Professional (PMP). Joe is also Fellw in the Institute for the Advancement of Engineers and has served as a Mater Black Belt for Zurick Insurance Co. Irwin Too, and various aerospace primes. Joe is currently the Chairman of the ASQ Los Angeles Section. DeSimone Quality Internation's offics are located in San Pedro, Calif. and Bangalore, India.
Join Joe as he describes how to help your company receive sustainable solutions that are guaranteed to improve your bottom line. The Golden Spike section is honored to have Joe as our guest speaker and welcomes him to our community.
Dinner and Meeting both (together): $20 per person
Meeting alone: $10 per person
Choose from 5 dinner options: Turkey steak, fried chicken, chicken fried steak, top sirloin, & salmon. Includes sides, rolls & butter.
RSVP by no later than February 9th.
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Congratulations to all of the members who participated in the CQA and CQE exam prep classes this past Fall. Although not all passed the exam, the effort and time people put in to advance their skills and knowledge is to be commended. See the list for those that were able to pass the exam and congratulate them when you see them. For those that didn't pass, I say "Don't give up". You'll have another opportunity to take the exam in June and since the class included a year's worth of online access to the classes, you'll be ready. If you took the CQE, get with John to see if he can provide access to more reliability training, since the exam ended up being more heavy on that than anticipated.
A call for nominations for next year's elected positions went out last month. In essence, we didn't get any volunteers. I ask that each of you at least consider how you might be able to help the section. Some positions on the Section Leadership Committee (SLC) do take a bit of time. Others, however, take very little time, but are crucial to the ongoing success of the section. Get involved if you can. We never ask for more than you can do (okay, maybe I did twist a few arms and use my begging skills once or twice). The section needs more volunteers. The more we do for the membership, the more time it takes. If you've been fortunate enough to be able to take advantage of some of the membership offerings, try to give back a little by volunteering in some small way. We need you and would appreciate any help you can offer. And, don't forget the benefits. Extra recertification units, free dinners at SLC meetings, the chance to attend the World Conference at no cost, etc. Please get a hold of Paul Harbath, next year's Chair, if you would like to volunteer.
Chris Hayes, Chair. |
Win a trip to Washington DC:
Hello :
Your Golden Spike Section is pleased to announce an all expense paid trip (~$1200 value) drawing this year.
A drawing will be held at the May of 2010 meeting for an all expense paid trip for two to Washington DC. During that trip the winner will receive a personaly chosen tour of the NIST campus (sponsored the Utah MEP). The itinerary for the rest of the 3 night 4 day stay will be created by the winner through the travel agency chosen by the Golden Spike Section.
The objective of the trip give away is to drive participation in our section. So when you participate you get a ticket it's that simple. The drawing will be held at the May 2010 meeting. The trip will be scheduled by the winner and must be used by October of 2010.
Here are some of the ways you can receive a tickets for the drawing:
- Attend a section meeting - 1 ticket
- Bring a new member (primary section member) to a meeting - 1 ticket
- New members - 1 ticket (for becoming a member of GS as your primary section)
- Bring an existing member to a meeting that has not been to a meeting in the last year - 1 ticket
The official rules will be are on our website. Watch for the rules or ask any of your section leadership. The contest begins with the November 2009 meeting. All new Golden Spike members since the July 1, 2009 are eligible. The drawing is open to all members of the Golden Spike Section in good membership standing at the time of the drawing in May 2010.
Plan on attending our section meetings and plan on finding new members to start accumulating your tickets now.
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Your Leadership
Chris Hayes Chair
Paul Harbath Chair elect
Robert Allotta Secretary
Paul Harbath Treasurer
Kirk Obray Membership Chair
Taryn Lawton Recertification Chair
Steve Moore Auditing Chair
Steve Howarth Certification Chair
Currently Open Position Education Chair
Dale Crockett Membership Committee
Don McFarland Nominations Chair
Kathy Davis Program Chair
Tim Keoster Regional Director |
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