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Section
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May
2016 (Volume
66 - Issue 5) |
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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, May 25, 2016 Time 6:00 PM Place Quality
Management Process Measures & Workforce Mobilization
 Pierre Marquis, Eng., MBA Director of Quality, Continuous Improvement & Environment **************************************
Please
join us on May 25th, 2016 to hear our guest speaker present the topic
of Quality
Management Process Measures & Workforce Mobilization. |
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ABOUT THE EVENT Mr. Marquis will present how he developed Quality Management Process Measures for an organisation now registered to FOUR International Standards: AS9100C, ISO 13485, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001. He will also describe how the workforce is informed and mobilized to support GGI’s excellent achievements. Presentation Content 1- Brief introduction to GGI International (7 min) a. Products and Capabilities b. Market segments c. Lean Design/Engineering/Manufacturing 2- Quality Function Structure & Responsibilities (6 min) 3- Management Process Measures and Metrics (10 min) 4- Workforce Mobilization (5 min) 5- Case studies: Solving customer complaints (10 min) a. Backlighting b. Tail alignment on a keypad 6- Question Period YOUR SPEAKER Since 2009, Pierre has been in charge of Quality at GGI International, a medium size company based in Lachine, Quebec. GGI designs and manufactures custom human machine interface solutions, including membrane keypads, touch screens assemblies, capacitive keypad platforms, silicone rubber assemblies to name a few. Market segments are: medical, aerospace, defense, industrial controls, electronic transaction terminals and specialized automotive. Before joining GGI International, Pierre worked as VAVE Project Manager from 2001 to 2009 at Sanmina-SCI (SANM) in Montreal, an Electronics Manufacturing Services multinational. He was also the Worldwide Quality Prime for the Nortel account during the same period and completed a Six Sigma Black Belt certification. From 1995 to 2000, his responsibilities at SANM involved management of Engineering, Training, Stores and Quality. Prior to 1995 work experience includes Industrial Engineering and supervision positions at Circo Craft, Bell Canada and Nortel. Pierre graduated in industrial engineering from l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) in 1985, and completed a MBA from HEC Montreal in 1999. He possesses 30 years of experience, mainly in the electronics manufacturing industry. *****************************************
Bring
your business cards and be ready to
network. To
register for any event or for more information on events please
contact:
Dr. David Tozer  E-mail: event@asqmontreal.qc.ca 3. Annual Golf Tournament
Our
annual golf tournament with our
sister Francophone Section 404. Click HERE
to register! 4. The Editor's Corner
After the heaviness of my last article, something lighter this month.  *******************************************************
Any feedback? Click on the link in the bottom right corner of this section and let me know. Thanks. |
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5.
A Word
from
your Section Chair
This June, our Section’s Leadership Team will be planning the series of monthly events for Fall 2016. As always, your suggestions for topics are welcome. Quality nowadays covers a very large area. In Trumpster language, it’s huuuuuge. Looking at a list of past events, you would realize that our monthly presentation topics range from classic quality tools, management tools, communications tools, industry-specific applications, business models, etc. In our planning exercise we use data from our “Voice of Customer” surveys and our own experience and networks in quality to come up with ideas for our next events. Direct suggestions from our section members carry the utmost importance in topic selections. Think about what would actually help you to improve as a quality professional, or of some quality topic in which you are very well versed and for which you would consider to share your expertise (by being a speaker). Let us know by contacting a member of your Section’s Leadership Team with your ideas. |
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6.
Had
You Come
to the
Last Event
By Raymond
E. Dyer, ASQ Senior Member, CMQ/OE, CQA
 Had you come . . . our third annual Pecha Kucha Night On
April 27th, we had four members deliver Pecha Kucha presentations. Just
a reminder, a Pecha Kucha presentation is 20 slides, 20 seconds each
for a total duration of 6 minutes 40 seconds. Having participated in an
earlier such evening, I can attest it's quite an experience.
 First, we had Mutair Kadiri present on "DMAIC - A Six Sigma Methodology". There was lots of information. One of the key concepts I picked up on was the distinction between "Error Proof" and "Mistake Proof". I had always assumed they were interchangeable. The distinction Mutair highlighted was that to "Error Proof" is to prevent the error from happening whereas "Mistake Proof" is to control the mistake once it has happened. In FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) terms, "Error Proof" reduces your "Occurrence" factor whereas "Mistake Proof" reduces your "Detection" factor (i.e. improve it).  Our second speaker was Rajesh Kumar Tyagi, who presented on "Improving Service Experience". Rajesh shared an interesting concept of the "Front Room" where the customer sees activities, the "Back Room" where the customer does not see the activities, and the "Line of Visibility" where the customer transacts (basically what separates the Front and Back Rooms). Rajesh went on to provide an interesting example using a hotel setting.  Then, Dr. David Tozer presented on "Some Ways of Assessing Risk". It was a much simpler presentation than the others (a lot less words to read) but was just as insightful and stimulating. I don’t recall ever having "Risk" defined so simply, i.e. Probability x Consequence. Again, in FMEA terms, Probability contains both "Occurrence" and "Detection" whereas Consequence captures "Severity". David also described the notions of "Risk to Reputation" as well as "Risk to Operations", introducing the concept of how certain events can plague a company long after the actual incident is solved. To close the evening, Gordon Ayotte presented on "Quality in Career Transition". Gordon was very funny in his presentation of various Quality concepts as they apply to career transitions in which he has become somewhat of an expert. While comical, there were jewels of information being shared. The one that really stuck with me was "If you depend on one person, you don’t have a system". How true that is that activities can come or almost come to a complete stop in certain areas when the person with the expertise is not there.  Four different presenters, each with a different topic and style. All were of interest and provided excellent learning opportunities. I for one know I want to attend more of these evenings! |
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7. Voice Of The
Customer
Attendees who responded to the ten questions covering everything from event timing to the accommodation and the subjects, rated the event per the chart below. In this case, 75% of the responses were at the most favorable level, 5. 22% were at the next most favourable level, 4. I think its fair to say that attendees were pleased with the event.
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9.
Welcome
to our New Members
APRIL
2016
Unavailable at time of publishing. New April members will be included in the June Newsletter |
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10.
Organziation
Members
ASQ Montreal Section thanks our Organization Members: |
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11.
Other
ASQ
Events
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12. ASQ NewsCelebrate
ASQ’s Anniversary With the 70th Logo and E-tag
Social
Media's Impact on Voice of the Customer
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13.
ASQ
Montreal Section Education Program 2016
By
Dr. 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.: Dr. David Tozer: (514) 694-2830, education@asqmontreal.qc.ca
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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: June
1, 2016 Consult the List of Your Executive
for
2016 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 December 31, 2015 you should contact ASQ by phone at 1-800-248-1946 and explain your situation to them because your certification has lapsed and you are no longer certified. If your wallet card states June 2016 you have until December 31, 2016 to get your journal to me. Why so long? Because you have an expiration date of June 20, 2016 plus or minus six months. To assist you with documenting your Recertification Units (RU) please use the Electronic Recertification Journal, or a paper equivalent, to document your claims. Please also complete the "Documentation Required" log for each section of point that you are claiming and attach all of the relevant evidence thereto. Journals with just the "ASQ Recertification Journal Application" page completed and nothing else will not be accepted. 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. It is portable and you can bring the recognition to your next company. Remember how hard you had to study for it? If you let it lapse you must rewrite the exam. 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 at $69 USD to renew one certification is much less than it would be 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 $69.00 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 me (Norman) at certification@asqmontreal.qc.ca 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. Please DO NOT EMAIL your journal to me. Use Canada Post or equivalent. 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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