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When: Thursday, March 22, 2018 from 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Where: Rathskeller, 401 E Michigan St, Indianapolis, IN 46204 (map)

We heard that you wanted a time to get to know other members outside the dinner meetings. Come! Meet, chat and learn about fellow ASQ members. Appetizers will be provided, but you will be responsible for your own drinks.

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Date/Time: Tue, February 13, 2018, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: KAR Auction Services, 13085 Hamilton Crossing, Carmel, IN 46032 map (Please be sure the location is where you expect it to be!)
Cost: Pre-Pay – $20.00, Pay at the Door – $25.00

Topic: Improving the Effectiveness of Visual Inspection

Despite the great strides in machine vision and error proofing methodologies, most manufacturing plants still rely on human visual inspection at various points in their process – especially for cosmetic appearance evaluation. Unfortunately, most production and quality engineers see visual inspection as a “black box” and do not know many of the factors of influence on visual inspection effectiveness. This also often leads to a failure to control the impact factors and to overestimate the potential effectiveness of visual inspection. Learn some of the basics of visual inspection and evaluate your quality engineering of this critical point in your process. Open discussion and participation welcome!

Speaker Bio:

Ted Schorn serves as Vice President, Quality and Technology, for Enkei America, Inc., a producer of aluminum alloy road wheels for automotive application. He has over 35 years of quality experience in automotive, medical and aerospace industries. Ted also serves as President of the Lean Network, Inc. a non-profit organization of Honda suppliers focused on improving their quality through Lean Manufacturing principles. Ted also operates his own consulting company, Schorn Consulting, LLC. He has published scores of technical and managerial papers and is a frequent conference speaker. He was awarded American Foundry Society’s Scientific Merit award for his work in visual inspection in 2008 and is an honorary lifetime member of the society for his Hoyt Memorial Lecture in 2005. AFS is publishing his book, Improving the Effectiveness of Visual Inspection, later this Spring. Ted is a certified Lead Assessor to IATF 16949 and ISO 14001, a Level III certified radiographer and a Senior member of ASQ.

Schedule:

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

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DATE AND TIME: Tue, December 5, 2017
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM EST

LOCATION: Murat Shrine Temple
510 North New Jersey Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204 (View Map)

DESCRIPTION: Please join us for the Officer Installation and ASQ December Social at the Murat Shrine Club!
Please park in the main Old National Center Lot in the furtherest north area, or if this is full, please use the North parking lot on the north side of North Street. Please tell the parking attendant that you are going to the Shriner’s Oasis. There will be heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash/credit bar.

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Meeting Date/Time: Tue, November 14, 2017, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Switzer Student Center, University of Indianapolis, 1400 E Hanna Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46227
Fee: Pre-Pay – $20, Pay at Door – $25

Topic: Use of First Principles based analysis to improve decision making in manufacturingIn this talk the idea of using First Principles analysis to improve decision making in manufacturing will be explored. In manufacturing, as in other areas of an organization, making good decisions is a key part of creating operational excellence. Good decisions can only be made if we have the ability to accurately predict the performance of a system for any proposed configuration. First Principles analysis can provide an effective and efficient way to predict this performance. This talk will cover:

1. a. The three phases of manufacturing.
2. b. Why good decision making is key.
3. c. Good decisions can only be made if we have the ability to accurately predict the performance of a system for any proposed configuration.
4. d. What are First Principles?
5. e. When does First Principles analysis make sense?
6. f. How do we implement a First Principles analysis?
7. g. Some examples from Lilly manufacturing.

Speakers: Bernard McGarvey, Ph.D., Engineering Fellow, Jason Marlin, Sr. Consultant Engineer – Eli Lilly and Company

Meeting Agenda:
5:30pm Check-in
5:45pm Workshop
6:00pm Dinner and Networking
7:00pm Presentation

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Meeting Date/Time: Tue, October 10, 2017, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: MCL Restaurant and Bakery Township Line (In the “North Room” – turn right upon entry) 2370 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Fee: Pre-Pay – $20, Pay at Door – $25

Topic: Building Assurance: Building Quality into Capital Projects
It is projected that total global capital spend between 2014 and 2025 will be nearly $78 trillion. Worldwide spending for 2025 alone is projected to total $9 trillion. This significant increase in capital spending has and will continue to created significant stress in the construction industry. The construction industry is facing serious short falls in skilled labor to meet this demand and with a less skilled work force quality challenges continue to increase.

Capital projects by nature can be quite complex involving multiple engineering disciplines, contractors, vendors and key stakeholders. With these many groups involved in a project, managing quality can be very challenging and requires a disciplined approach by everyone involved. Owners often mistakenly assume expectations; specifications and drawings are being follow precisely by the contractors and vendors when actual practice has shown that contractor’s performance can be highly variable. The result can be delays in delivery or cost overruns or the owner gets a poorly constructed facility that simply does not perform as intended or the facility has hidden faults, which will ultimately result in increased maintenance for the owner. None of these impacts are positive for the owner.

Eli Lilly and Anova Technical Services partnered together a number of years ago to apply quality principles to the construction phase of Lilly’s capital projects. The intent was to improve the quality of the delivered facilities, reduce rework and bring projects in on schedule and on budget. This was done by partnering with contractors to apply quality practices, methods and tools throughout the construction phase of the projects. This approach was called Construction Quality Assurance, CQA.

This presentation will share the story of how Lilly and Anova applied a Construction Quality Assurance program to a $90 million pharmaceutical project in Indianapolis. Bruce Beck and Tim Isle will share approaches, methods and learning points gained from this project as well as other projects that have used the CQA approach.
Anyone who is involved in a capital project for their company needs to ask this simply question, ““How is the project team implementing quality principles to ensure quality output?” The answer can be quite telling regarding the probability of project success.

Speakers: Bruce Beck and Tim Isle
Bruce Beck served as a Director of Engineering for Eli Lilly and Company. During his 34-year career at Lilly he had roles in Technical Services, Manufacturing, Environmental Health and Safety and Engineering. In his last role at Lilly, he led a corporate group responsible for developing the Lilly Commissioning and Qualification program. This group also led the implementation of this program throughout the world for all new Lilly facilities. During this time, he also created the Lilly approach to Construction Quality Assurance (CQA), as well as an extensive project information management (PIM) program used on all new Lilly facility projects.

He has a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering from the Ohio State University and a Bachelors degree in Chemistry from Asbury University. He has authored articles on Construction Quality Assurance in magazines such as Pharmaceutical Engineering, The Chemical Engineer Today, and Quality Progress.

Today he is the president and founder of The Essentials Group, LLC (theessentialsgroup.net) that provides consulting for a variety of organizations. He is passionate about helping leaders reach their potential both individually and as a team. He has written a book, The Essentials of Leadership, that will be published in the fall of 2017.

Tim Isle is president of Anova Technical Services in Indianapolis. He is a graduate of Indiana State University and completed Advanced Project Management training at the University of Texas in Austin, TX. He has more than 30 years of experience in construction and as a construction consultant and has Managed some of the largest capital programs in the state of Indiana.

Meeting Agenda:
5:30pm Check-in
5:45pm Workshop
6:00pm Dinner and Networking
7:00pm Presentation

Meeting Date: Sept 12, 2017 6-7PM
The Indianapolis ASQ Section and the Center for the Performing Arts invite you to attend a guided tour of the Palladium.

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.

Location:
One Center Green
Carmel, IN 46032

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

Meeting Agenda:
5:50 PM Arrive and check-in.
6:00 PM Tour begins
7:00 PM tour concludes

Fee: Free
Attendance will be limited to first 30 attendees to register. Please register here.

Special Instructions:
Please meet in the Box Office of the Palladium on the West side of the building at 5:50pm. It is suggested that you bring a light jacket, as the Palladium can get chilly.

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Date/Time: Wed, July 26, 2017, 12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. EDT

Location: NA – This is a webinar. You will be sent a log in link and instructions the night before the event.

Description: Statistical Process Control Fundamentals

Have you heard of Statistical Process Control (SPC) but have no idea of how it works or what it does? Would you like to get a basic introduction without investing several hours in a full blown SPC course? Are you just interested in seeing how to use the tool, not being immersed in the theory behind it? If so, this webinar is for you.

Statistical Process Control is one of the “Basic Seven” quality tools. It is sometimes referred to as “Control Charts”, or even “Shewhart Charts”, after Walter Shewhart who initially described the technique while working at Western Electric Company. While SPC depends on statistical theory for its operation, it can be, and frequently is, applied with nothing more sophisticated than a piece of graph paper and a four-function calculator. This 90 minute webinar, “Statistical Process Control Fundamentals” provides a brief, painless and uncomplicated introduction to how SPC works and how it is used to improve processes. No statistical theory. No advanced math. Just the bare essentials.

Speaker: Harry Rowe

Harry Rowe spent almost forty years working for a Fortune 100 manufacturing company, with assignments in Engineering and Construction, Computer Systems, R&D, Quality, and Product Development in businesses ranging from alumina refining and aluminum smelting to aluminum and plastic packaging to custom engineer-to-order machinery. After retiring, he founded Rowe Quality Services, hoping to help small and medium businesses improve their bottom lines by improving product and service quality and process performance. He has served as the Voice of the Customer Chair for ASQ Section 0903 in Indianapolis since 2011. He was a member of ASQ’s Voice of the Customer Committee from January 2013 and its Chair from January 2015 until stepping down from the Committee in August 2016. He is an ASQ Certified Manager of Quality and Organizational Excellence. Harry holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He resides in Indianapolis with his wife Susie.