2019 April 29 Tour

 

Join us on April 29 at the Carson Manufacturing tour!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indy-asq-2019-april-carson-manufacturing-tour-tickets-59609052280

 

Come tour the production floor of Carson Manufacturing, a contract manufacturer of Emergency Vehicle electronics, rotary switches, and PCB board design and assembly. Carson manufactures rugged, reliable products and they have been doing that for over 70 years. Through continuous development, they have found new ways to engineer durability into each of our models so that each of their 100% American made, dependable line of products is “Tough to the Core.”

IndyASQ February 2019 Event – Tour of the Palladium

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When: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: The Palladium, One Center Green Carmel, IN 46032
Fee: Free Attendance will be limited to first 30 attendees to register

Event Information: Come tour the inner workings of the Center for the Performing Arts biggest venue, the Palladium. Experience the Palladium’s unique design and artistry on a guided tour through this state of the art facility. From the raised colonnaded entryway and the City Center Village Green to the acoustical canopy system and impeccable acoustics, this concert hall ranks among the world’s greatest music venues. To learn more, please visit our website at thecenterpresents.org.

Parking: The Center’s campus provides a parking garage free of charge directly south of the Palladium (right across the center green, attached to the Tarkington Theatre).

Special Instructions: Please meet in the Box Office of the Palladium on the West side of the building at 5:15 PM. It is suggested that you bring a light jacket, as the Palladium can get chilly.

Meeting Agenda: 
5:15 PM – Arrive and check-in.
5:30 PM – Tour begins
6:30 PM – Tour concludes

IndyASQ 2018 March Dinner Event – Basics of Monte Carlo Simulation in Quality and Reliability Applications

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When: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 from 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: MCL, 2370 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Topic: Basics of Monte Carlo Simulation in Quality and Reliability Applications

This presentation will cover the use of Monte Carlo simulation in engineering applications. The application are numerous including tolerance stack-up, process variation, stochastic process, reliability, safety risk analysis and many more. Monte Carlo simulation can provide decision makers an improved analysis tool compared to single point estimate methods by providing a quantitative view all outcomes including the extremes with probabilities of occurrence. This presentation will cover the basics of Monte Carlo simulation and focus on design and process variation as frequent causes of quality and reliability problems. It will also demonstrate how to use an Excel spreadsheet to run a simple Monte Carlo simulation.

Speaker Bio: Andre Kleyner has 30 years of engineering, research, consulting, and managerial experience specializing in reliability of electronic and mechanical systems designed to operate in severe environments. He received the doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from University of Maryland, and Master of Business Administration from Ball State University. Dr. Kleyner is Global Reliability Engineering Leader with Aptiv (formerly Delphi Electronics & Safety) and an adjunct professor at Purdue University. He is an ASQ Fellow, a CRE, CQE, and Six Sigma Black Belt. He also holds several US and foreign patents and authored multiple professional publications including three books on the topics of reliability, statistics, warranty management, and lifecycle cost analysis. Andre Kleyner is also the editor of the Wiley book Series in Quality and Reliability Engineering published by John Wiley & Sons.

Schedule:
5:30pm – Register
5:45pm – Workshop
6:00pm – Dinner and Networking
7:00pm – Presentation

Indy ASQ 2017 Aug: Why MSA?

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Date/Time: Tue, August 8, 2017, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
Location: MCL Restaurant and Bakery Township Line (In the “North Room” – turn to the right upon entry) 2370 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260

Topic: Why do MSA Studies?
Many can relate to the stress associated with an upcoming MSA study. Will the results be acceptable? What if something is wrong with my measurement system(s)? Am I even doing this right?

Far too common is the practice of going through the motions just to meet a checkbox or get a customer off our back. Yet, taking a step back and considering why we do these studies can help bring added value to the exercise. These studies are tools to help you discover critical information regarding your measurement systems. This presentation is designed to review the basic study goals and their impact on any quality organization. Open discussion and participation welcome!

Speaker: Eric Gasper brings a rich background of technical and business analysis, web development, consulting, and team leadership to his role as product development specialist for PQ Systems. Experience in laboratory and office environments has given him a unique perspective on a variety of technical problems as well as insight into customers’ unique challenges. Eric holds a bachelor’s degree in management information systems from the University of Dayton, where he garnered experience with the university’s famed Research Institute prior to entering the work force as a business analyst and development specialist in pharmaceuticals for a major consulting company. In his role at PQ Systems, he has led regularly-scheduled technical seminars, offered gage R&R / MSA workshops at the 2013, 2014, and 2016 Inspection Division Conference sponsored by the American Society for Quality (ASQ), and presented a session on “Better Gage Management” at the 2013 Quality EXPO. Recent consultancy clients include Harley Davidson, Alcoa Howmet, DANA Corporation, Crown Cork & Seal, Eaton, Carpenter Technology, Spraying Systems, and Whirlpool.

Schedule: 5:30pm Checkin, 5:45pm Workshop, 6:00pm Dinner and Networking, 7:00pm Presentation

ASQ Quality Management Division Offers Webinars

CorrectSPC: The Correct Use of Non-Shewhart SPC in Precision Machining

Joint Webinar with the Automotive Division

Date: August 1, 2016
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM EDT
Presenter: Bob Doering
This presentation is very controversial, as it destroys the myth of the normal curve in precision machining! It goes into the correct distribution, and the proper setup of control charts that allow absolute control of the process! It covers how Cpk’s cannot be calculated for precision diameters and lengths – because the distribution is non-normal (see AIAG PPAP 4th edition 2.2.11.5, NOTE), and how compressing control limits increases variation, and is not continuous improvement! It sounds like blasphemy, but it is all true – and once you see the facts, it is impossible to argue!

BOB DOERING has been in the quality field for over 20 years. He is currently a quality engineer for an automotive component manufacturing firm, as well as a consultant in SPC, Metrology and Quality Concepts training. He holds associates degrees from Lorain County Community College of Elyria, Ohio and The University of Akron of Akron, Ohio; BA in Business and MBA in Systems Management from Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio.
Please use this link to register for this webinar:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1244861943345967362
Webinar ID: 155-873-227

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Understanding and Applying the Kano Model
Joint Webinar with the Education Division

Dates: 8/31; 9/28; 10/26; 12/7/2016
Time: 5:00 pm ET/ 4:00 pm CT/ 3:00 pm MT/ 2:00 pm PT
Presenter: Deborah Hopen

First Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Duration: 1.5 hours
Session #1: Understanding the Kano Model
Abstract: This first session will focus on describing the Kano Model—its axes and the information that is plotted on them, as well as their interpretation and application to product/service design and improvement. The session will address all the basic conceptual aspects of the Kano Model, and it offers an introduction to this valuable tool. The contents of this webinar will be sufficient for participants who are unfamiliar with the model to gain basic understanding, those who need to refresh their understanding of the Model, or those who are planning to continue with the webinar series and learn how to conduct, analyze, and interpret Kano data.
Please use this link to register for this webinar:
Registration link URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1134563333928579331
Webinar ID: 123-659-427

After registering for each webinar, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining.

Second Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour
Session #2: Applying the Kano Model (Part 1)
Abstract: This session will provide a high-level view of the process used to conduct, analyze, and interpret a Kano study. The challenges associated with this approach will be presented along with methods for dealing with them. A case study-based exercise will be used to give participants a hands-on opportunity to practice determining what product/service features should be investigated, based on information obtained from a variety of data and feedback sources.
Please use this link to register for this webinar:
Registration link URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6292331697895612675
Webinar ID: 125-804-907

After registering for each webinar, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining.
Third Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Duration: 1 hour
Session #3: Applying the Kano Model (Part 2)
Abstract: This session will continue the discussion, moving from the procedure for identifying product/service features to be considered in the Kano analysis to writing survey questions in the specific Kano format to gather customer input on the selected features. The case study exercise will be carried forward from the previous session, providing initial information for practice. This session also will demonstrate the tabulation process for customers’ responses to Kano survey questions.
Please use this link to register for this webinar:
Registration link URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4793741329702065923
Webinar ID: 128-442-459

After registering for each webinar, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining.

Fourth Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Duration: 1 hour
Session #4: Applying the Kano Model (Part 3)
Abstract: This session will pick up the previous case study, and participants will learn how to transform the respondents’ tallied data into specific metrics that can be plotted on the Kano Model. The results from the previous case study work will be displayed, and they will be used to teach how to interpret the findings. A discussion of longitudinal use of Kano analysis also will be conducted so that participants understand how organizations can detect when customers’ perspectives of product/service features have changed.
Please use this link to register for this webinar:
Registration link URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/69545675513051356195
Webinar ID: 129-287-827

After registering for each webinar, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining.

DEBORAH HOPEN, Deborah has over 40 years of experience in total quality management. She has served as a senior executive with both Fortune and Inc 500 companies. Her varied experience includes time spent in general management, quality assurance and quality control, training, human resources, organization development, research and development, process engineering, and accounting.
From July 1995 through June 1997, she served as President and Chairman of the American Society for Quality. She also has served as President of the Washington State Quality Award Program and the International Standards Initiative, as well as being involved as a leader with numerous Washington State cultural and charitable organizations. Hopen is a Fellow of ASQ and is the editor of ASQ’s Journal for Quality and Participation.
In 2015, she was recognized with the Asia Pacific Quality Organization’s Miflora M. Gatchalian Medal for Women in Global Quality Leadership. She was a 2014 recipient of the ASQ Distinguished Service Medal. In 2011 she received ASQ’s Gryna Award, its Quality Management Division’s Roger Berger Spirit Award, and its Los Angeles Section’s Simon Collier Award. She also received the APQC C. Jackson Grayson Distinguished Pioneer of Quality Award in 2012.
In addition to being the author of more than 200 publications and presentations, she has taught statistics and statistical process control, quality management, production management, and production costing at the university level. She has a B.S. in Applied Science. Since then she has completed advanced studies in business administration, industrial and clinical psychology, and operations research. She was a Certified Quality Engineer for over 15 years and is recognized as a LSS Master Black Belt. Her consulting list includes clients from the manufacturing, service, military, government, healthcare, education, and not-for-profit sectors.

A Random Talk On Quality
Joint Webinar with ASQ Section 411

Date: 10/13/2016
Time: 7:00 pm AT/ 8:00 pm ET/ 9:00 pm CT/ 10:00 pm MT/ 11:00 pm PT
Presenter: Douglas Wood

This one hour session takes you on an audience-directed stroll through topics related to quality, communication, and institutional difficulties. This is a look at the soft side of quality, performed in a creative manner that you probably have never seen before. Sometimes all we need is a twist to our outlook to make a difference, to reach a new level of commitment to improvement. Rather than focus on a single topic, this fast moving talk engages participants by asking them to listen and think. The slides are limited, to allow freer thinking. Participants choose the very order of (up to) 16 subjects based on visual hints, avoiding the usual ‘death by PowerPoint’ scenario.
This talk is a creative attempt to look at where we are and how we got here. Where may we go if we take hold of our future and make something of it?

Please use this link to register for this webinar:
Registration link URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/922740220679271171
Webinar ID: 158-720-643
Douglas Wood has taught over 100 classes in Root Cause Analysis, Performance Measurement, preparation for ASQ certifications in quality management and engineering, Lean, Six Sigma, Cost of Quality, Statistics, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Inspection and Supplier Quality Control. His educational approach is one that provides interesting and applicable stories to show why the key points in the class are important.
Mr. Wood has been an examiner with the Kansas and the Missouri quality awards, and authored “The Executive Guide to Understanding and Implementing Quality Cost Programs”, (ASQ Press 2007); edited “Principles of Quality Cost: Financial Measures for Strategic Implementation of Quality Management” 4th ed. (ASQ Press 2013). He also contributed to the Certified Manager of Quality/ Organizational Excellence Handbook 4th Edition (ASQ Press, 2014).
He has more 30 years of experience in industrial engineering and quality. His company’s website is www.dcwoodconsulting.com.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Upcoming Member Webinars

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In an effort to help members fully understand the benefits of their membership and the opportunities available to participate in technical communities, the ASQ Technical Communities Council (TCC) is sponsoring a series of special webinar presentations. Each webinar will highlight a division and its contribution to the global quality community. All member leaders are welcome to attend and can help raise awareness of these free webinars by distributing this information to members.

August featured division: Quality Management Division
Date: August 9, 2016
Time: Noon – 1pm EDT
Register Here
Registered attendees will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

If you have any questions about the upcoming webinar or the series, please contact David Auda at david.auda@volvo.com. Thank you in advance for your assistance in sharing this information.

Sent by Community Development, on behalf of;
David Auda, CRE, CMQ/OE
TCC Effective Practices Committee Chair
david.auda@volvo.com

August 2016 IndyASQ Dinner Meeting – Teaching an Old FMEA New Tricks

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Meeting Date: August 9, 2016
Event Title: Teaching an Old FMEA New Tricks (Presented at the 2016 World Conference on Quality and Improvement)
Workshop: ASQ Recertification Hints from Lou Ripberger


Topic Description:
Potential Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, or the FMEA, is a popular risk assessment tool used to manage potential risk in processes and designs. Not surprisingly, there may be failure modes associated with the activity of conducting an FMEA. Accurate results require accurate input rankings; however, complete and accurate information is not always available. When FMEA input rankings are based on collective intelligence that are skill-based and/or sometimes subjective, there needs to be a method of assessing the sensitivity of prioritized risk values associated with ranking uncertainty. This presentation will describe several potential failure modes associated with the activity of conducting an FMEA along with a simple method to assess the sensitivity of the Risk Priority Number to input rankings.
Learning Objectives:
• Learn potential failure modes associated with conducting the FMEA
• Understand why some RPN values are more sensitive to error than others
• Learn how to perform sensitivity analysis of RPN values for better decision making
• Learn how to update the standard FMEA template in order to measure marginal risk values


Program Speaker:
Eugene Bukowski is a senior engineering manager at General Electric Healthcare, Ambassador Medical in Noblesville, Indiana. His engineering team is responsible for the compliant refurbishment of ultrasound medical devices. Bukowski has more than 30 years of combined experience in the computer, automotive, health insurance, healthcare and management consulting industries, including IBM, General Motors, United Healthcare, the George Group, and Accenture. His industry experience includes functional assignments in product design and development, engineering management, large computer system sales and marketing, marketing strategy and business intelligence, finance capital management, corporate quality and continuous improvement, operations excellence, and business transformation. He is a Senior member of the ASQ, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and a Shainin® Red X® Master. He has a degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Duke University, and a degree in manufacturing management from Kettering University. Bukowski has published 10 inventions, six of which were awarded patents.


Location:
Schwitzer Student Center (Trustee Dining Room)
University of Indianapolis
1400 Hannah Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46227


Meeting Agenda:
5:30 PM Check in
5:45 PM Workshop
6:00 PM Announcements/Dinner
7:00 PM Speaker
8:00 PM Meeting End


Fee: $12.00 Prepaid / $15.00 at Door CASH/CHECK
Food: Dinner is served buffet style with vegetarian and fresh fruits/salads available.
Parking: Parking restrictions in student lots are enforced from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM during academic year. If an area is not marked as a parking stall, it is not intended for parking.

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