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April
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Our
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1.
Next
Event
Date Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Time 6:00 PM Place AS9100D:
FROM AN AUDITOR'S POINT OF VIEW
 Robert Demers ASQ Montreal Section 401 Chair Quali-T (Management Systems Consultant) **************************************
Please
join us on April 26th, 2017 to
listen to our guest
speaker present the
topic
of AS9100D: FROM AN
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ABOUT THE EVENT The newly revised standard AS9100 is sometimes called revision D but also known as the 2016 version (in reference to his older brother ISO9001:2015). Whatever the name, a new standard always bring a load of uncertainty whether you are a user, a reviewer and even a trained auditor. Not pretending to remove all the pressure from a transition audit (mandatory transition begins June 1, 2017), this conference will walk you step by step through the new standard viewed with the eyes of a newly certified AS9100D auditor. Most healthy businesses fabricate a good product or offer a good service or they are just out of business. The new standard has been strengthen, reorganized/renumbered to reflect the operational flow of all businesses. The process approach (known as SIPOC) has been strengthen to back the (half century old) Deming PDCA wheel. The alignment and consistency with other standards is the thinking and vision behind Annex SL. The eight (8) basic Quality principles have also been reviewed and there are now only seven (7) left. Those basics out of the way, what else might be precarious for your transition. We will go through the heaviest clauses first (as they come in early in the first of the 10 clauses of the revised standard). For this conference, the 90 minutes will be used to go through a lot of information and a good understanding of the previous revision is not negligible, otherwise, a rookie might be lost at times. No need to worry or take tedious notes; just listen through the presentation and as a bonus to attendees, along with a copy of the presentation you will receive a detailed walk through created by IAQG and used in the certification program of Aerospace Auditors. Also included in the package, a transition matrix that will help you match the new clauses with the old ones. Hope that your AQMS is worth this small investment, and don’t forget to register early, there might be a crowd at the door. PS: For those with registration questions, a renowned certification firm representative will be attending the presentation to tackle most of your questions. ABOUT YOUR SPEAKER Robert Demers has been in and around the aerospace industry for almost 45 years. His exposure started when he trained as an aircraft mechanic with the Air Force. He then worked for a short period at Innotech Aviation, before testing engines for Rolls-Royce for a few years and then as a product definition specialist at Pratt & Whitney Canada. Initially he was an aerospace contractor before starting his own drafting business, which he ran for 10 years with P&WC as his biggest client. Robert holds a Bachelor degree in science. Twenty years ago, at HEC, within a certificate, he discovered Quality and this is when it all fell into place. Quality was it. He started implementing ISO9002 in his own business. Although he never registered, he adopted the practices after he understood how quality was the key to success. Ten years ago, he created and implemented a complete QMS under AS9100B. Many other systems came after. Last year he transitioned from ISO9001:2015 to become a certified Aerospace Auditor. He is currently auditing for SGS. He has just completed the AS9100:2016 transition exams and has fresh notes from an ASQ presentation: "AS9100D: From an Auditor’s Point of View". Robert is ASQ’s current chair for section 0401 and holds two certifications, CQA & CSSGB. *****************************************
Bring
your business cards and be ready to
network. Dr.
David Tozer
 E-mail: event@asqmontreal.qc.ca 3. Upcoming ASQ Section
401 Events
May
31, 2017: Mindmapping for Quality Professionals (with your speaker
Rajesh Kumar) Mindmapping, representing the radiant and non-linear thinking of a human brain, visualizes the connections among interrelated ideas and concepts. The mindmap, in the form of a tree having a core thought in form of the trunk connected to the branches and twigs, provides a global view and a detailed view in the same map. Mindmap has numerous applications for quality professionals, for example, data capture, documenting meetings, capturing information from brainstorming sessions, root cause analysis, problem solving and project planning. Mind maps can be used to train employees, to explain concepts and in continuous improvement and innovation driven efforts. This session will focus on reviewing existing software packages available for quality professionals, preparing business presentations using Mindmaps and comparing mind maps to root cause analysis. July 7, 2017: Golf Tournament September 27, 2017: Plant Tour October 25, 2017: General Assembly + Healthcare November 29, 2017: Pecha Kucha Night Please make a point to join us! 4. The Editor's Corner
Earlier this year, Samsung released a number of commercials on television and on YouTube. The commercials are an effort to show that the company has been taking action to investigate and correct the mistakes that caused their Galaxy Note 7 smartphone to overheat, and then either combust or explode. In the end, the batteries used in the phones were found to be faulty. The company obviously took a big hit for this, and wanting to win back consumer confidence and (of course) sales is why these ads were made. There are 3 videos here that caught my attention (please click on the links to watch each video): Video 1: Committed to Quality In this first video, we get a clear explanation of Samsang's immediate actions in the wake of the nonconformities, their investigation, the causes of the battery failures and the corrective actions taken. All well and good. However, if you watch the video you will see @ the 1:00 mark the narrator states "Now that we've identified the problem, we have undertaken extraordinary measures to further improve our quality assurance process". The video then shows a graphic of 8 different tests/inspections that make up part of their new "8-Point Battery Safety Check" (see screen capture here).  These checks are further shown and elaborated on in Video 2: Video 2: Quality Assurance: 8-Point Battery Safety Check And finally, Video 3 shows these checks on display again, this time with The O'Jays "Give The People What They Want" providing musical accompaniment, as well as the video beginning with the declaration "Quality Assurance at Samsung". Video 3: Quality Assurance: Extensive Tests *******************************************************
I give Samsung plenty of credit for putting out these commercials and showing that they are committed to doing things better: just go on YouTube and try to find something similar from the Takata Corporation, with regards to their faulty automobile airbags. However, like any good Quality Management professional and/or trained auditor, I must find something wrong ;-). And in the end, all of these 8 valuable battery checks fall under the banner of Quality Control, not Quality Assurance. Activities conducted to verify product compliance are Quality Control. Activities conducted to verify process and systems compliance are Quality Assurance. What these videos all clearly show are checks and tests being conducted to verify the compliance of the phones (aka the product). Still, good on Samsung for falling on their sword and going through the right means of dealing with this issue, in the hopes of correcting and improving their products, as well as their company image. I have yet to hear anyone say anything good about the Takata Corporation. *******************************************************
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5.
A Word
from
your Section Chair
What is the particularity of a good story? It is easy to read. It has a beginning and an end. You can’t wait to turn the page to get to the next development. A good book is like today’s cell phones, you can’t get your eyes off of it. I write stories for a living. They are usually called reports. Just like Stephen King’s novel, reports should be fun to read or at least they should encourage you to read to the end. In last month’s column, I referred to past articles that were written by my predecessors. I made a selection of articles that I liked, and that you would probably enjoy reading again too. They were not reports; they were written for the purpose of passing a message or commenting on a past case or better to inform you on a subject of interest (or at least on a subject that the writer thought was interesting) often related to quality. Want to see the complete list again? Click here. For each report that I write, I have to read at least the preceding one, a few procedures, work instructions and part of a quality manual (now all called documented information). One particularity of the reports I read is that most are dull, not fun to read. The story is not appealing and you can’t wait to get it over with, to get to the end (because you must read them). Even worse, sometimes the writer makes some kind of list and does not even bother to put it into a table, one with a heading and bold titles (or even a shade of gray). Even worse than that,I sometimes have to read paragraphs over because I cannot figure out what the writer is saying. Fine, I agree, auditors/writers are on a tight schedule and all they want to do is get it over with and file in the audit report. Sorry, I must disagree. You don’t have to GET IT OVER WITH because your reader (call him the business manager/owner) paid a lot of money to read your conclusion and he deserves the best report one can get for the money. Better yet, the story he reads is about him, about his company, his investment. You want him to improve his processes by reading a report that he can hardly read without falling asleep. I write stories for a living. They are usually called reports. The best reports I write, I usually have to write them over because when I read back on it, I don’t like the way the story is told. Sometimes the punch line is too early, other times there is just no punch line. I like it when there is a punch; that is what keeps me reading. Then I want another punch, it keeps me on my toes, it keeps me wanting more and before I know it, I reach the end of the novel (report). I write reports for managers, people on a tight schedule, people that if you don’t catch their attention will drift away and will not come back to my novel. Not all readers have the same interest in reading a report; many are just doing a job. It’s them I want to keep awake. Tight schedules also means that punch line or not, the story has to be short and conclude fast. No distraction allowed. I don’t know about you but what annoys me in a report is the number of writing errors, those that could be easily corrected by simply pressing the F7 key once you are finished. Most word processing software have a basic dictionary attachment that gives you a choice of words and/or a correct orthography. There is also some nice web-based technical help you get from Linguee. Check it out. What a jewel for technical text. Conclusion (if you have read this far, you want one soon): When you write a report, read your text at least twice before you make it final. Spend the extra five minutes with the corrector function. If you want to write a report fast, learn and use the various MS shortcuts. Last but not least, ask yourself this question: How much would I pay for this novel? Thanks for reading me this time again and make sure you come to this month’s event. I will present a delta between the new and old versions of the Aerospace Industry standard AS9100D. Hope to see you there. And do not forget, there is a Colloque organized by Section 0404 in May at ÉTS; you still have time to register. It’s a day well spent. 790 words. |
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6.
Had
You Come
to the
Last Event
By
Gordon Ayotte, ASQ Director, CQE, CQM, CSSBB
 Had you come . . . Human Factors in Incident Investigations On
Wednesday March 29th, the ASQ Section 401 had a presentation on Human
Factors in Incident Investigations by Mitchell Daudier, who
did a great job of introducing the audience on the benefits and
advantages of using TapRooT, a Root Cause Analysis System in accident
investigation.
Not only did the audience learn the fundamentals and basis of TapRooT, but they also participated in an interactive exercise where everyone contributed and shared with the rest of the audience and speaker while they learned how to apply TapRooT. Human error can be defined as: • Incorrect decision • Improperly performed action • Lack of action  More than 75% of accidents involving collision, fires, break down (overloading) etc. can be attributed to human error. Top 3 reasons: • Fatigue • Communication • Technical knowledge The traditional approach to accident investigation can be opinion based, time consuming and often leads to different outcomes based on the experience of the participants.  TapRooT offers an approach that avoids this. Stages of TapRooT: • Investigation preparation • Evidence acquisition • Analysis of evidence • Results TapRooT process: • Sequence of event - flow chart • Root causes of causal factors • Generic causes • Develop corrective action  Things to take into considerations: 1. Your root cause analysis is only as good as the information you collect. 2. Your knowledge (or lack of it) can get in the way of a good root cause analysis. 3. You have to understand what happened before you can understand why it happened. 4. Interviews are NOT about asking questions. 5. You can’t solve all human performance problems with discipline, training, and procedures. 6. Often, people can’t see effective corrective actions even if they can find the root causes. 7. All investigations do NOT need to be created equal (but some investigation steps can’t be skipped). Hoping you will be joining the ASQ 401 future events. |
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7. Voice Of The
Customer
We held a second event at a new venue, the Via Marcello, corner Cote Vertu and Marcel Laurin. Many appreciated the convenience of the location and the very much lower price for the event, but we were plagued with two disruptions from a loudspeaker that is connected to the rest of the restaurant sound system. The restaurant staff have been consulted and have agreed to completely disconnect the offending speaker. We look forward to the next event being a success in all ways.
Our
featured speaker, Mitchell Daudier, was very much appreciated with over
95% scoring her seminar 4 or 5 out of 5. |
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8.
Welcome
to our New Members
MARCH
2017
Damien Convie Mylene Desrochers Rebecca Gaudreau Taillefer Faysal Karanouh Jr. Robert Khoury Denis Kotsoros Mohammad Sadegh Mahdipoor Varaniab Jr. Akiko Sadayuki Jacqueline Shatawy Andre Spilmann Mahdi Tafreshnia Jr. Ofer Yifrach-Stav |
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9.
Organziation
Members
ASQ Montreal Section is currently looking for new Organization Members. |
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10.
Other
ASQ
Events
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11. ASQ NewsRecertification App Quality
in Brazil
Beyond The Standards |
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12.
ASQ
Montreal Section Education Program 2017
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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13.
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: May
3, 2017 Consult the List of Your Executive
for
2017 here 14. RecertificationIs Your Recertification Due?Look at your wallet card to see when your present certification is due to expire. If it says June 30, 2016 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 December 2016 you have until June 30, 2017 to get your journal to me. Why so long? Because you have an expiration date of December 31, 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 no documented supporting evidence 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 E-MAIL your journal to me. I am not set up to print all the required pages for every journal submitted. Use Canada Post or equivalent.
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15. Unemployed Members DuesUnemployed 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
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16.
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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