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Section
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March
2014 (Volume
64 - Issue 3) |
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Our
objective: To increase awareness,
interest, and involvement in Section activities and quality-related subjects. Visit our web site at http://www.asqmontreal.qc.ca/ |
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1.
Next
Event
Date Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Time 6:00 PM Place Continuous
Improvement
 Mr. George Laszlo Owner Management M + Inc. **************************************
Please join us on March 19th to hear our guest speaker present the topic of Continuous Improvement |
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George
Laszlo will provide insight into what makes Continuous
Improvement a worthwhile endeavor for any organization in any
situation. He will outline specific examples from his past experiences
that illustrate the application of this important concept, in order to
enhance the operational effectiveness and efficiency in a wide variety
of applications, providing the participants a practical list of
"how-to" actions that will enable them to apply the Continuous
Improvement concept successfully.
BIO: George Laszlo (B.Eng., M.A.Sc, ASQ Fellow) is an engineer by training and a manager by profession. He graduated from McGill University in Montreal with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Honours Electrical Engineering, and he received a Master of Applied Science degree from the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies. During his professional career spanning over 35 years, he has filled various management positions from Senior Project Manager to General Manager in manufacturing operations and IT environments in a variety of industries such as aerospace, defense, consumer products, and telecommunications. The American Society for Quality has awarded him the title "ASQ Fellow" in recognition of his contributions to Process Management and Continuous Improvement. As well, his work to link strategic planning with operational processes, and the detailed business requirements that enable organizations to achieve process effectiveness and efficiency improvements by the selection and application of the optimum operational and IT solutions for their context. George has maintained his ties with academia by lecturing on a wide selection of Quality Management topics at universities in Canada, the US and overseas He has published numerous articles on a variety of quality management topics, and he is the recipient of the European Best Paper Award for 1999. George has been a member of the ISO/TC176 Technical Committee for the Standards Council of Canada since 1977. He is one of the founding architects of the Canada Awards for Excellence, as well as for the Asia Pacific Business Excellence Standard, and a key contributor to each International Conference on ISO and TQM since the inception of this annual event in 1996. ******************************************
Cost
ASQ Members ($40) Non-Members ($50) For STUDENT MEMBERS ONLY ($30) NOTE: For students wanting to get to the Sheraton Hotel, you can easily take the STM Express City Bus 747 which will drop you off at the Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport. After which, you may take the Sheraton's free shuttle to get to the hotel. Click HERE for more details. After the meeting, an ASQ member will often be available to drop off a student at a nearby bus or metro station. Bring
your business cards and be ready to
network. To
register for any event or for more information on events please
contact:
Mr. Sukhvinder Jutla Tel: (450) 647-8092 E-mail: Sukhvinder.Jutla@pwc.ca 3. The Editor's Corner
A big thank you to all those who turned out on February 19th for our chapter's Pecha Kucha dinner event. As the one who tabled the original idea for this kind of evening, and who also spent a fair amount of time organizing it, it was very gratifying to not only see a good turnout, but also have overwhelmingly positive feedback afterwards. A sample of the feedback received: "Hi Michael, thanks for a great presentation last night. I thought all of the speakers and subjects were good. I really enjoyed the meeting format. Six minutes and 40 seconds is a fast presentation of a subject with good flow. I wonder if any in the audience will consider doing one in the future." - Peter Connolly (Bombardier Aerospace). I wonder as well? As I have stated before, if you would like to be a speaker at a future event, please contact me and let me know. Or even recommend a topic that you would like to have presented, that is fine as well. See you all on March 19th for our next dinner presentation on "Continuous Improvement" (see information above). *********************************************************
Any feedback? Click on the link in the bottom right corner of this section and let me know. Thanks. |
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4.
A Word
from
your Section Chair
Hello everyone. Busy, we are always busy, busy at what? Doing audits, answering customer questionnaires, sending copies of your certificates, researching corrective actions. It seems easy to get lost in the mechanics of a quality system sometimes, we need to take time to look at the overall picture, what direction are we going in. So keep busy, but also take some time to think, strategize and plan. |
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5.
Had
You Come
to the
Last Event
By
Eric Stern, ASQ Senior Member, CQA, Publicity co-chair
 Had you come . . . A Quality Night of Pecha Kucha Presentations Exposed
to 4 different presentations allowed participants to really get a taste
for what Pecha Kucha is and how it may work. For me it is an excellent
tool for training presenters for succinctness and time-effectiveness.
Evidently more than usual work was needed to prepare the slides and the
spoken presentation to go along with it.
I remained with the impression that in addition to the standard format of 20 slides of 20 seconds each, it may be worth to develop variant formats, depending on the scope of the presentation. For example for content rich presentations, it may be worth producing printed or electronic documents for follow up consideration (ISO 9001). In case substantive changes are discussed, some preparatory documents may be appropriate in order to prime the audience for effective Q&A discussions (Supplier Satisfaction). For training in the usage of Pecha Kucha, provision of the audio recordings of speech examples may make a difference – there is quite an artistic component that has to do with the presenter skills and perhaps specific tricks worth learning. Pictures are important when the room for words is limited.  Talking about "supplier satisfaction", Michael Bournazian of Bombardier Aerospace contrasted it with the customer satisfaction that is at the core of quality management systems such as ISO 9001 and AS9100. He illustrated the importance of the interaction of the organization with its suppliers. Using his personal experience, he showed that both the organization and the supplier can benefit when there is an atmosphere of collaboration. I asked whether a modification of the ISO standard may be appropriate, while Eric Hosking made the point that employee engagement is another example of supplier satisfaction benefit to the organization. Pierre Dovala from BSI Canada described the modifications expected to be implemented in the transition to the 2015 version of ISO 9001. Very rich in content, highlighting the very interesting details of the significant changes that are expected to happen, the presentation did at times reveal one drawback of the Pecha Kucha format. I would have preferred to have a higher level discussion of the most important changes, and a reference to a document that gives much more of the details. Following up the presentation, I was offered by Anne-Marie Pizzitelli from BSI access to their catalogue of webinars, including one on the ISO 9001:2005: here you clearly have one example of the advantages of being present in the room during the event. It is interesting to note that Canada is not amongst the 10 countries with most ISO 9001 registrations. Raymond Dyer of IEC Holden presented “Corrective Action, Not complicated; just hard”. I retained 2 components: control of the non-conforming product and the avoidance or recurrence of problems. Corrective action request CAR is only needed if the problem is serious enough or systemic. The basic steps include the CAR initiation, definition of the NC (nonconformance), containment to prevent reaching the customer, correction of the nonconformance, the Root Cause Analysis (RCA), planning and communication of the Corrective Action (CA), implementation of the CA, verification of the effectiveness of CA, and closing of the CAR. Details about each step, illustrations trying to connect to some concepts that may seem abstract to those who have had no chance of practicing the steps, contributed to enliven the presentation. BSI mentioned in this context their proprietary action manager tool; Michael Bournazian talked about the importance of having someone managing project and support with resources provided by top management. Jim Moran, from the Learning Alliance associated with BSI Canada, presented “Risky Business” starting with “3.09 risk: effect of uncertainty”. He impressed me with his professional illustrations that created a mood that enhanced the content that he delivered verbally. Functional, design and process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis are essential tools for assessing risks. In this case, Pecha Kucha only allows for a superficial review of the elements of the subject. Some key elements he mentioned: process risks especially at the hand-off points, unintended outputs to the customer, conformity, customer satisfaction, the role of the quality management system, work flow potential risk areas, outsourcing, measurements, internal auditing, customer requirements, final inspection, and services as “special processes”. His suggestions include monitoring outcomes in order to measure the effectiveness of risk management; simplification of CAPA programs to reduce risks, anticipation of failures by monitoring trends, replacement of prescriptive with risk-based requirements, watching the modification of risk management, CAPA and internal audit records. He stressed the importance of the system effectiveness. Michael Bournazian commented about the importance of the contract review in reducing risks. Personally, I would recommend the Pecha Kucha format for training presenters or for giving short introductions to specific subjects. For those who want to delve into a subject, I would recommend more complete presentations. I did like the slides that contained limited information, just a couple of lines at the most. I liked the times when illustrations supported the statements made. I process easier visual information and missed parts of the verbal component that went by too fast for me. Others may not have my limitations. Handouts may have added support for people like me. **************************************************
Eric Stern, CQA, senior member, publicity co-chair, developmental coach and consultant at Expertech CMSC, expressing his own opinions (ericst@iseffective.com). For networking with local quality professionals explore these groups: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Quality_Montreal/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=90170 |
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6. Voice of the Customer
POSTCARD SURVEY PLANNED AGAIN FOR MAY 2014 We realize that many of you are "surveyed out" but we promise to make this next survey as short and simple as the last time: we're going to mail out roughly 300 preposted, postcard sized, hardcopy surveys to our members. It shouldn't take long to complete (remember, postcard sized!). It's really important we get your feedback so we can learn and improve our activities and services. When you receive it, please participate in this year's survey. We're looking forward to your responses. Thank-you for helping your ASQ section! 7.
2014-15 Planned Events
Date, time, and location will be confirmed as we progress into the year. Most events are planned for Wednesday evenings and are held at the Sheraton Montreal Airport Hotel. Watch the Newsletter and our web site for further details.
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To register for any event of for more information on events please contact: Sukhvinder Jutla at (450) 647-8092 or e-mail at Sukhvinder.Jutla@pwc.ca. 8. The
Interview Corner
 By
Kostya Polinkevych, Ph.D, CSQE, ASQ Senior MemberWe do not have an interview to present this month. Please check back in April 2014 for our next interview. |
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9.
Welcome
to our New Members
FEBRUARY
2014
Farhad Bagheri Jebelli Enrique Contreras Anup Kumar Ganesh Violanda Pietraroia Rasam Rahmanfard Mani Kanta Rajkumar Gaurav Verma |
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10.
Site
Members
ASQ Montreal Section thanks our Site Members: |
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11.
Other
ASQ
Events
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12. ASQ NewsDefining
Requirements for Home Building 20
Years of Quality Milestones Mark United Arab Emirates' Journey to
Excellence
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13.
ASQ
Montreal Section Education Program 2013-2014
By
David
Tozer,
Ph.D., ASQ CQE and SSBB, Education & Audit Chair Having ASQ certification gives you an edge in the market and can significantly increase your income. ASQ Certification often leads to higher paying employment. The money invested in education and certification increases chances of finding employment quickly in the down sizing environment we live in. People who take the section sponsored refresher courses, and spend at least twice as much time as spent in the classroom on self study, have an 80%, or better, chance of passing the examination on the first attempt. Certified Quality Engineer Topics include: quality concepts, cost of quality, human resources, team formation and group dynamics, inspection, metrology, sampling, reliability, quality standards, quality audit, statistics, design of experiments, process improvement, liability, and modern management methods for improving quality. Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Topics include: quality concepts, cost of quality, enterprise wide deployment, business process management, project management, team formation and group dynamics, define, measure, analyze, improve, control, lean enterprise, statistics, design of experiments, and design for six sigma. Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Topics include: quality concepts, cost of quality, enterprise wide deployment, business process management, project management, team formation and group dynamics, define, measure, analyze, improve, control, and statistics. Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Topics include: quality concepts, quality planning, customer focus, quality standards, project management, cost of quality, team formation and group dynamics, human resources and improvement.
Certified
Quality Auditor Topics
include: quality concepts,
team
formation and group dynamics, management responsibility, audit
objectives, audit preparation, audit conduct, audit reporting,
sampling, and basic statistics.
Certified Quality Inspector Topics include: quality concepts, team formation and group dynamics, geometry, metrology, reading drawings, mechanical processes, statistical process control, inspection, and sampling. Calendar and Registration Form Questions? In house courses, etc.: David Tozer: (514) 694-2830, davidtozer@qualitiqua.com
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14.
Executive
Committee Meetings & Officers
Section Executive
Committee
(Leadership Team) Meetings are held at different locations, starting at
6 PM. The next regular meeting is tentatively scheduled for : April
2, 2014 Consult the List of Your Executive
for
2013-14 here |
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15. RecertificationIs Your Recertification Due?Look at your wallet card to see when your present certification is due to expire. If it says June 31, 2013 you are in time, you have plus or minus six months from that date to submit it. Get your journal, with supporting objective evidence (you should know what that is) to me before the end of December 2014. If it says that you were due in December 2013 then you have until the end of June 2014 to submit your journal to me or it will lapse. If you require assistance then please contact me at the email address shown on the last line below. Maybe you’ve decided not to recertify because (a) you are unemployed, (b) no longer in the quality field or perhaps, (c ) your employer no longer will pay for it? Think about this, your certification belongs to you and no one else. Your name is on it and no one else’s. Remember how hard you had to study for it? If you let it lapse you must rewrite the exam. It is portable and you can bring the recognition to your next company. Do you know where you will be employed in a year or so? Well congratulations if you do because most of us don’t and it could come in handy then, it sure won’t hinder you to retain it. The cost of $59 USD to renew one certification is much less than it would to rewrite. If you are unemployed, then contact ASQ directly at 1-800-248-1946. Ask for “Recertification” then explain your unemployment situation to them. You may be able to have your due date extended. But at $59.00 that is not really that much if it will help land your next job? If you are a member of Section 0401 Montreal, then contact Norman Dickinson at certification@asqmontreal.qc.ca or at 514-334-6102 to find out where to send your journal. If you are NOT a member of Section 401, then contact ASQ directly at 1-800-248-1946. 16.
Unemployed Member Dues
Unemployed ASQ members receive a discount on their membership dues based on consecutive years of membership.
Eligibility Criteria
Benefits
NOTE: The following links require that you be logged into your account before you try to activate them. Download the ASQ Unemployment Program
Application
PDF (105 KB) |
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17.
Feedback
Please send us your comments about the ASQ Montreal Section 0401 E-Newsletter (topics, layout, length, etc.). Do you want to contribute an article (English or French) or a good idea? Contact us by e-mail. |
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By
Sukhvinder S. Jutla,
2013-14 Program
Chair