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Stephen is a Senior Member of ASQ, Past Metropolitan Section Chair and is a certified Manager of Quality and Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE).
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Section Meeting – Emerging Trends in Quality

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With the growth in Internet of Things and Data Analysis, customers today expect complete support, billing accuracy and delivery, in addition to the quality of product and service rendered. Organizations are, therefore, paying more attention to delivering high quality, reliable user experience. These, and other trends, have important impacts on the future of Quality Assurance (QA).

This presentation will focus on the emerging trends including but not limited to:

  • Latest tools in the field of Quality Control, Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement that are affecting the way quality is integrated in an organization.
  • QMS Standards- Cross pollination of ISO-9001 QMS concepts into other management system types and standards.
  • Sustainability- Reviewing and updating of standards to meet evolving market expectations and address results of ongoing research in sustainability.

PRESENTED BY: Vidya Neti, Industrial Engineer; QA Department, Mini-Circuits

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ASQ NJIT Student Section Lean Six-sigma (LSS) Presentations on April 15, 2015

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Please join us for our monthly section meeting with the ASQ NJIT Student Section featuring presentations on Lean Six-Sigma (LSS) NJIT.

Presentation Topics:

1. Quality Project Management Challenges and Solutions (by Olga Kalaba)

This presentation focuses on how the different participants in the construction industry are related to each other, and what the basic documents are everyone is using. It will specifically explain design problems and solutions: contract drawings and specification discrepancies, addendum’s & RFI’s, discontinued products/outdated specifications, installers and manufacturers’ feedbacks. Execution problems and solutions: how to keep track of approved and disapproved submittals, the submittal log on a shared drive with hyperlinks (electronic submittals vs. paper submittals) and examples, approved submittals on the job site, how to keep track of approved systems; submittal library and an example. Closeout problems and solutions: attic stock in execution phase instead in closeout phase, manufacturers’ warranties duration, and closeout log examples.

2. Lean Six-sigma Quality Case Studies (by Meghana Thammareddy)

Total Quality is a description of the culture, attitude and organization of a company that strives to provide customers with products and services that satisfy their needs. Meghana will be discussing the Component Oriented Requirements Analysis (CORA) method and tool. She will show how the tool makes it easier to follow the steps needed to make or improve a product by showing what customers want while highlighing the proposed engineering solutions and performance compared to other competitors. She will also show how the tool also gives you the complete importance rating for each engineering solution, thereby simplifying a company’s assessment as to which engineering solutions to challenge first, second, third, and so on.

3. Visual Factory Management Case Studies (by Michelle Vollo)

In an effort to maximize productivity, and reduce waste, Visual Factory Management Case Studies offers valuable ideas and information on incorporating visual aids into any business. With an emphasis on organization in the workplace, the presentation covers reducing waste and reworking processes through visual factory signs, color coding, workstation layouts, and layered process diagrams.

4. Lean Six-sigma Zero Defect Simulation with a Tolerance Analysis Focus (by Paul G. Ranky)

This interactive R&D presentation and workshop focuses on the basic principles of LSS tolerance analysis with the aim of achieving zero defect. Participants face a real-world challenge in terms of establishing and measuring KPIs (Key Process Indicators) of physical devices, entering data into a statistical software tool and then analyzing and discussing the results.
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June 2015 Section Meeting – Networking Event

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The Metropolitan Section June 2015 Section Meeting will begin with networking among attendees, followed be a brief Section business meeting. The program will follow the business meeting and offer brief presentations by three attending Section members describing an instance or situation in their workplace where quality tools and/or practices were implemented to improve performance or to address a performance/organizational issue. Following each brief description of the performance/organizational situation and resolution (5 minutes), other Section members in attendance will be asked to provide comment and/or discussion on the situation presented (10 minutes).

The objective of this program is to:

  • provide Section members the opportunity to network and build long-term professional relationships with one another
  • allow Section members to share their workplace experiences with other fellow members and learn from one another

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March 2015 Section Meeting – Cause-and-Effect Analysis: Healthcare Case Study – Medication Errors

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Join us for the March section meeting were the topic will be — Cause-and-Effect Analysis: Healthcare Case Study – Medication Errors

According to The Joint Commission, “Errors associated with medications are believed to be the most common type of medical error and are a significant cause of preventable adverse events.” Accordingly, medication errors have been named as one of the “never events” (i.e., events that should never happen). During this webinar, we will look at potential causes of medication errors using a cause-and-effect analysis, and we will look at process-based solutions for preventing these types of errors.
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2nd Annual Earth Day Beautification of Independence Park – Saturday April 18, 2015

recycle imageJoin the Spanish Tavern and the American Society for Quality (ASQ) NY/NJ Metro Section for an Earth Day Beautification of Independence Park (Corner of Van Buren & Walnut Map It).

Please meet at the Park at 9 am. Water, Snacks, Gloves, Garbage Bags, and Pick-up Sticks will be provided.

Any Questions, Please Call Dave Sherman @ 914-450-3747
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