Join the ASQ NJIT Student Chapter for two presentations at NJIT!
Continue reading ASQ NJIT Student Chapter Presentations on October 28th, 2014
The November 2014 section meeting will focus on the changes in the upcoming ISO 9001:2015 edition of the international quality management standard, exploring some of the new requirements, and the new challenges that will be faced by users, along with “survival strategies” for navigating the future.
Continue reading ISO 9001: 2015 – What to expect and how to survive the new revision
The NY/NJ Metro Section was happy to welcome over 50 ASQ colleagues to a Plant Tour and Dinner hosted by Anheuser-Busch at their Newark, NJ Brewery. The Dinner portion of the evening included tasty Beer and Food pairings.
Members from the NY/NJ Metro, Tappan Zee, Northern NJ, and Princeton Sections all attended this SOLD OUT event.
Here are some Comments from questionnaires that were left by our Membership:
· Mary Anne Fink from Integra Life Science: “Excellent! Very interesting. Very professional. Impressive.”
· J. Stuart Hunter from Princeton University: “…Overall, an excellent tour, most impressive.”
· John Sandy from NJ Transit Rail: “Great tour – for my first time, I was impressed.”
The word that stands out is IMPRESSIVE! What a great one word summary of the fun and educational evening that we enjoyed with our impressive hosts.
We would like to sincerely thank Gary Wysocki (Management System Specialist) for leading this terrific event with style and his Beer Ambassadors for sharing their expertise and terrific sense of humor.
When you say BUD you’ve said it ALL!!!
After more than a decade of delay, a New NY Bridge to replace the Tappan Zee is becoming a reality. The first span of the new twin-span bridge is scheduled to open in 2016, and the new bridge should be complete in 2018. The new bridge will be designed and constructed to last 100 years without major structural maintenance.
Continue reading May Section Meeting: Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement Project Overview and Challenges
ASQ North Jersey Section 304 proudly announces our 36th Annual Spring Quality Conference (SQC) to be held at the Marriott Hanover, Whippany, New Jersey, on APRIL 17th, 2014.
Full day with continental breakfast, 4 course lunch, 4 tracks, 17 speakers, vendors, and outstanding networking opportunities. Keynote speaker; Harry Hertz, Director Emeritus, Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. The SQC Program is posted on our website http://www.springqualityconf.org/. Brochure and details are also posted. Find information on the website by clicking the tabs along the top.
Join the fun and network with like-minded professionals!
Join us for dinner and a dynamic presentation on Lean Six-sigma on March 27th, 2014 at NJIT.
Continue reading 2014 Lean Six-Sigma SIG / Ott Quality Conference meeting at NJIT
Precept – Except for (a) risks from decisions based on cost-benefit analysis and (b) risks that are unidentifiable in advance (e.g., those associated with discovery and invention) – except for these risks, all losses to an enterprise are attributable to human error in the design of processes, including the design of the hardware used in the processes, and in the implementation of the processes. The prevention of human error should have very high priority.
Continue reading Human Error Prevention Workshop – April 11th, 2014
This month’s presentation will cover the need for Effective Communications in today’s business world, highlight the challenges to communications and suggest steps and methods to improve communication effectiveness. Meeting participants will be asked to share their experiences and expertise on this topic during the presentation. Following the presentation, participants will be more knowledgeable on the need for effective communications, the causes of inadequate communications and actions that can be taken to make communications more effective for their organizations and themselves. Continue reading March Section Meeting: Effective Communications