Saginaw Valley Quality Source

Name	Picture	Bio	Current Positions
Marci Beagle		Marci joined ASQ in 2004 and became an ASQ Certified Quality Technician in 2006. She has been employed at Duro-Last Roofing Inc since 2003. At Duro-Last, she has held many positions including, Quality Control Technician II, Engineering Services Technician and R&D assistant. In 2006, she became active on the ASQ Section 1004 board holding positions of Member at Large, Program Chair, Vice-Chair and now, 2010 Chair-Elect. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with my two children, family and friends and also, camping, playing softball, coaching little league baseball, gardening and helping out at the elementary school just to name a few.	Chair Co-Program Chair
John Hickey		John Hickey is a senior member of ASQ. He has worked as a quality control technician for Duro-Last Roofing for 14 years. John received his CQT in 2000 and his CQE in 2007. John’s hobbies include hunting, fishing, going up north and spending time with his family.	Vice-Chair Co-QMP Chair Education and Proctor
Lori Seguin			Treasurer
Anita Kenworthy		Anita Kenworthy is a senior member of ASQ. She has been on the local ASQ Saginaw board since 2004 in various positions: Treasurer, Chair, and Secretary. She has currently over 30+ years experience in IT Software ( project management, quality assurance). Currently, working as Contractor to General Motors as a Quality Analyst / Finance Analyst on a global warranty deployment project covering multi suppliers / global regions. She currently holds two professional certifications ASQ - Certified Software Quality Engineeer, and Project Management Institue (PMI) - Professional Project Management (PMP) and stays very active in both professional organizations.	Secretary
Tim Middleton		Tim Middleton is a new member to ASQ this year and currently pursuing his CQT this fall. He is presently employed by a local municipality performing laboratory, process control and maintenance work. Tim is also the co-owner and manager of Great Lakes Underground, a lapidary and mineral supplier.	Co-Program Chair
Shelly Wearn		Shelly Wearn is a Senior member of ASQ. She has been an ASQ member since 1996 and has held various Board positions in the local chapter since 1998. Shelly has worked in Quality in the General Industrial and Chemical Industries. She is currently working for Dow Corning Corporation in Midland, MI as the Midland Site Quality Management Representative.	Membership Chair
Pete Hudeck		Pete Hudeck is a senior member of ASQ. He has worked as a Quality Engineer in the automotive and heavy equipment industries for both OEM’s and Suppliers. He is currently working for TRW Automotive in Saginaw, MI as the Lead Quality Engineer. Pete is also the owner and photographer for Pete Hudeck Photo.	Webmaster
Cary Black			Newsletter Co-QMP Chair
Mark Ouellet			Recertification Chair
Curt Pawloski			Student Section Audit Chair
Adrian Grigoras		Adrian Grigoras is a member of ASQ and MSPE. He has worked as a project engineer in the chemical and automotive industries. He is currently working for Nexteer Automotive Corp. in Saginaw, Michigan as project engineer.	Nominating Chair
Lisa Hund			Member-at-Large
Monica LeValley			Member-at-Large
Mike King			Member-at-Large

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Just to let everyone know, we have added a new feature to the blog.  Over on the right side is a link to the new calendar.  We will be posting our schedule there for the upcoming year.  Let us know in the comments how you like it.

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Members Recognition Night

Please come and enjoy what promises to be a fun evening. We will be recognizing new members, the member who attended the most dinner meetings and those section members with new certifications.

Schedule:
Social hour: 6:00
Pre-Meeting: 6:30
Dinner 7:00
Main presentation 7:30
When: Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Bart’s/Lumber Barons Grill and Brew Pub
804 E. Midland St.
Bay City, MI
Cost: $17.00 for members
$19.00 for non-member

Pre-meeting:

Cary Black (Section Chair) will give a brief presentation about his upcoming book entitled Katrina: A Freight Train Screamin’. The book which, will go to print in late July, tells the tales of many of the heroes of Hurricane Katrina with vignettes into their individual stories. The book provides an insight into the magnitude of the disaster and a glimpse into the hearts and souls of the great people of the Gulf Coast.
A discussion regarding the root cause analysis and resultant quality changes incorporated by the Army Core of Engineers after Katrina will be presented. A short video from the DVD accompanying the book will be shown.

After dinner we will have a round of Quality Jeopardy. A great game and a fun exercise for testing your quality consciousness and test your quality knowledge.

Awards will be presented after the Jeopardy game.

Come and join us for our last meeting of the 2009-2010 year. We look forward to seeing you.

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The Saginaw Valley Chapter of the American Society of

Quality is pleased to announce a dinner presentation
March 10th Dinner Meeting
Announcement
Speaker: Mike Micklewright
Lean: The Big Picture

Mike will be speaking about the Lean approach to continuous improvement. Mike’s presentation will look at the value of implementing various Lean tools in non-manufacturing arenas such as education, healthcare, businesses, committees, and our own personal lives.  Many of us have experienced the true benefits of Lean implementation to some degree or another. We have noted the positive affects of waste reduction, improved efficiencies in our work cells, increased productivity of individuals, and improvements to the bottom line objectives.

Come join us for another exciting presentation by Mike.

Check on the video preview of Mike applying the 5 S’s to his closet at home.

or, to see him preaching about the ideas of “Dr. Deming”

Please come and enjoy what promises to be
a fun and educational discussion:
When: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Where: Pi’s Chinese Restaurant
1815 S. Saginaw Rd. Midland, MI
(On Saginaw Rd, just North of M-20/ Bus10)
Schedule:
6:00 Social hour
6:40 Pre-Meeting: (Curt Pawloski on Lean Facts)
7:00 Dinner
7:30 Mike’s presentation
Cost: $17.00 for members
$19.00 for non-members

About the Speaker
MIKE MICKLEWRIGHT is a dynamic keynote speaker, Dr. Deming impersonator, author, business and quality consultant, and trainer based in the Chicago area.
Mike writes his own column for Quality Digest, an on-line magazine, in which he is known as the Whys Guy. He has written two books, Out of Another @#%^! Crisis and Lean ISO 9001 that will soon be published. Mike also has developed his own line of ISO, Auditing, and Lean videos.
Mike is also a Midwest Board Member of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) and a member of the US TAG to ISO/TC 176, the organization that writes the ISO 9000 set of standards.
Mike specializes in Lean, ISO 9001, Leadership, Deming, Auditing, and Root Cause Analysis. He is an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Quality Auditor, Quality Engineer, Manager of Quality/Operational Excellence, and Supply Chain Analyst. He also holds an Engineering degree from the University of Illinois.

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Written by Cary Black

It never ceases to amaze me as a Quality Professional how valuable Lean practices can be in the promotion of efficiency, the elimination of costly waste, the improvement of productivity and as a mechanism for the acceleration of continuous improvement. It seems every organization, committee, team, or individual would jump at the chance to use Lean principles if they understood the value added. Efficiency increases, productivity ncreases, and happier employees all contribute to enhance the bottom-line of the organization. This is where Lean will take you.
As I was traveling last week, I had a most amazing Delta experience, which, in my mind is a beautiful example of why Lean is cool. We often compare and contrast as a problem solving approach… I will call my Delta experience an anti-Lean adventure.

As I was waiting in the Flint airport, at the gate, I noticed the plane would have only been about half-full. We were told that there were maintenance issues and the flight was cancelled. They put us in a shuttle bus which took us to Detroit where we arrived about two hours later. The folks at Flint would not check us onto our Detroit connections, so we had to wait in line for check-in in Detroit. The kiosks were not working for us because our first flight from Flint had been cancelled and this apparently confused the system in Detroit.
As each of us impatiently looked at the clock and calculated an approximate time in line based on the thirty or so people in front of us and an approximate 10 minute wait time required for each check-in through the two Delta clerks, we wondered if our connections were doomed as well.
We did finally get through, and to our gate with maybe five minutes to spare. We were told we would be boarding soon. Then, they indicated that someone had gotten sick on the plane and they had to bring in a special clean-up crew to clean up the mess.  It took roughly an hour and twenty minutes, and we boarded a rather smelly aircraft. As the pre-flight bustle was quieting down, we were told we had to deplane because of maintenance issues. We were told we could leave our possessions on the plane, however.
Sitting outside the gate, maybe a half hour later, an announcement was made that the flight was cancelled and we then had to retrieve our possessions. They indicated they were looking for another plane for us.  A half hour later, another plane was located and could be found about 20 gates further down the A concourse. Off we went shaking our heads.

Twenty minutes later they announced it was time to board. As we formed our lines, it appeared another problem had developed. The computer that controlled the
scanner was not letting the two Delta people access the system. Apparently it had been locked out by the previous Delta occupants of the gate.
About a half hour later, another individual showed up, and twenty minutes after looking confused and typing on the keyboard, the system came up and we were allowed
to board. Praise Deming!
Finally, we were on our way. We made the slow cruise out to the tarmac. It was a busy day in Detroit due to the snow storms out east so things went slow. After about 45
minutes on the tarmac, an announcement came that the plane had maintenance issues and we would be returning to the gate.
For most of us, the frustration we had been feeling transitioned to laughter and head shakes. It had become a comedy of errors, and I think we all had resigned ourselves to the fact that we would likely not be enjoying a fine bowl of gumbo on Bourbon St. this evening, as we had planned.
After about 20 minutes of milling around outside of the gate, they announced they had found another plane for us. We plodded down the terminal another 30 gates to enjoy the rest of what today’s entertainment had to offer.
This flight actually worked. However, prior to boarding, they announced that this flight was in an “over-booked” situation and they started asking for volunteers to
relinquish their seats. There was another array of chuckles as the new plane was a 757 and clearly fit more people than the previous two DC-9’s (where there was no overbooking situation announced or implied). It did appear however, that there was more people ready for this flight than had been present for the other two…hmmm.  There was undefined absurdity in the air at Detroit Metro this day.

I don’t recall anyone volunteering, and boarding commenced. Once we were all seated and the door was about to close, an official from Delta came on board with two TSA personnel, and announced that two people had to leave the plane due to seating limitations. No volunteers emerged. The official randomly picked an older man and a young woman and told them to leave the plane immediately. These individuals were angry. The TSA folks bore their best stern faces and looked like they were ready to “help” these people deplane if necessary.

After the two folks were gone, two Delta stewardesses entered the plane and sat in the two empty seats. Apparently they had to work a flight out of New Orleans the next
morning. Nice.

We finally made it to the Big Easy approximately nine hours late. Amazingly enough, our baggage made it as well. They must run pretty Lean baggage handling
system.

As I pondered the totality of this experience, I was thinking of what a great opportunity for implementing Lean at Delta presents. The examples presented in this writing could be presented as a problem solving tool for implementing a dozen different lean tools in as many different ways.

Perhaps, we could as an ASQ Section, should write a proposal for a Lean implementation strategy and perhaps contribute to the longevity of Delta Airlines. I have to think that their sustainability might be problematic based on their current systems if our experience was resultant of common cause failures within their systems. Perhaps the assimilation of NWA was just too much. Let’s reach out to them in the interest of Quality altruism, and enjoy that wonderful bowl of gumbo on Bourbon St.

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January 20th Dinner Meeting Announcement
Speakers:
Beverly Bowman
Kathy Couillard
Subject: International Baccalaureate Program
The Principal and IB coordinator of Handley School of the Saginaw Public School District, will present a Power Point slide show explaining the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program. They will explain the IB philosophy, the Learner Profile, as well as the five essential elements of the program that are knowledge, concepts, skills, attitudes and action.

Speaker Biographies:

•  Beverly Bowman is principal at The Program for Creative and
  Academically Talented at Handley School. She has a BA from
  Western Michigan University and an MAT from SVSU. She has
  been employed by the Saginaw City School District for 38 years, 15
  years as a teacher and the remaining years as an administer at
  Handley, SASA, Stone, and Kempton which became a Blue
  Ribbon School while she was there.

• Kathy Couillard is the IB coordinator for the Primary Years
  program at Handley School. She has a BA from Penn State
  University and a MAT from SVSU. She has been employed by the
  Saginaw City School District for 35 years, with the last 29 of them
  as a first grade teacher at Handley. She has also been an adjunct
  professor at SVSU for the past 12 years.

Schedule:
Social hour: 6:00
Pre-Meeting: (Quality in Public Education) 6:30
Dinner 7:00
Main presentation 7:30
When: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Where: Lumber Barons Grill and Brew Pub
804 E. Midland St.
Bay City, MI
Cost: $15.00 for members
$17.00 for non-members
Recertification credits available for pre-meeting and
main presentation!!!
Please reply to this Cary Black to RSVP!!!

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Written by Cary Black
As a parent and Quality Professional, I have had a great personal interest in exploring Quality Principles in application to the public education of my children. I feel lucky in that my children have had the opportunity to attend Handley and the Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy (SASA) for their K-12 education. Both of these schools offer unique approaches to education enhancement with progressive curriculums and an emphasis in diversity.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) program instituted at Handley two years ago is a fine example of how these schools, through unique and diverse approaches are actively improving the Quality of the their student’s education. It is a great honor for me to have Kathy and Beverly present the essence of the IB program to our section. We hope to integrate their presentation with aspects of how Quality Tools and Concepts can be applied to our education systems, and hopefully open the doors for our section to become an active resource for our local education community.

Certainly many of us have read and have various degrees of familiarity with the handful of public school districts that have embraced Baldrige or other Quality based initiatives as a basis for improving teaching and learning within the classrooms.

A fundamental principle that drives the Baldrige approach in education is the ageold Quality concept of PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, and Act). Having the PDSA strategy as an overriding guide in the Kaizen process for education naturally leads to improvements in all aspects of the educational process.

The PDSA process as an over-all philosophy can drive the continuous improvements of the educational system. To drive the PDSA itself, teacher’s, students, and administrators can be taught simple Quality Tools and strategies such as Brainstorming, Root Cause Analysis, Pareto charting, Fishbone diagrams, Affinity diagrams and a plethora of other basic Quality Tools. These tools can be used to benchmark, define, and accelerate the continuous mprovement processes within the PDSA philosophy.

ASQ has put forth multiple ‘Quality in Education’ programs where basic Quality tools can be applied to the classroom. One such program called Koalaty Kid has been incorporated into over 70 schools throughout the United States. In a Quality Progress article from August of 1996, Donna Green defines ASQ’s Koalaty Kid program as follows:
“What Is Koalaty Kid?
Koalaty Kid is a system for continuous improvement in a can-do atmosphere.
This student-centered approach aims to create a school environment in which all
students:
• Sustain enthusiasm for learning
• Behave responsibly
• Feel proud of themselves and their achievements
• Strive to meet high standards
To achieve these ends, Koalaty Kid embraces both the spirit and the substance of total quality. School teams apply quality principles and tools to make changes they deem important. At the same time, Koalaty Kid emphasizes a positive school environment, establishes high standards, provides delight in successes, recognizes accomplishments, and produces excitement about challenges.

Using the Koalaty Kid approach, teams first identify targets for improvement. Then they work toward achieving those targets by establishing standards of excellence, communicating clear expectations, involving all stakeholders (everyone who has an interest in the process or the outcome), managing by processes, measuring progress, and
recognizing and rewarding success.

By applying this approach to well-chosen areas, schools can create an environment in which students maintain excitement about learning, behave responsibly, feel proud of their accomplishments, and form a habit of excellence.

In such a setting, students thrive. Equally important, they learn how to work with others toward mutual goals. The other real benefit is that students also learn how to apply the principles, techniques, and tools of total quality-all of the skills that will have immeasurable value later in life.”

As Chair of the Saginaw Section, I am hopeful that our membership can play a role in our respective communities and become an active resource for our local public and private educational forums.

Please come to our dinner meeting and let’s enjoy some unique and interesting perspective on Quality in Education.
Regards
Cary Black
Chairman of the Board
ASQ Saginaw Section 1004

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• Congratulations to the Saginaw ASQ Section members for attaining the Quality Management Process Gold Excellence Award, and the Total Quality Award for the 2008-2009 Season!!! This is a great honor for all of us and reflects the integrity and dedication of our Section members!

• The ASQ Essay contest for the CMU Section began in the late fall. We are giving the students until March 15th so
  that they will have plenty of time to write their essays. As always, the student section is invited to attend.

• Our current section membership is remaining fairly constant at 173 members.

• For those preparing for recertification, please contact Mark Ouellette (Recertification chair) at 800-248-0820, extension 2314, or send an e-mail (mouellet@duro-last.com).

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The Saginaw Valley Chapter of the American Society of Quality is pleased to
announce a presentation and facility tour of:

(We design, manufacture and market innovative engineered products and components for the automotive, aerospace, extrusion, material handling and defense industries.)

Presenter: Mr. Charles Lange

When:  Thursday, November 12th, 2009
6:00 p.m.  Hors d’oeuvre Reception
6:30 p.m. Presentation/Tour

Where:  CIGNYS 1320 S. Graham Road Saginaw, MI  48609

Directions:  M-52/Graham Road, one mile south of M-46 at the corner of
Schomaker Road.  You must turn West on Schomaker, then South into the
parking lot.

Cost:       $ 15.00 for members
$ 17.00 for non-members

About the Presenter
Charles Lange has been with Cignys (then Saginaw Products) for 31 years.
He started as the Controller in 1978, and in 1983 he was appointed Vice
President of Manufacturing.  5 years later, in 1988, he was appointed VP &
General Manager.  In 1993 he became President and in 2000 he earned the
additional title of CEO.

The local ASQ Chapter cordially invites you to join us.

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 What makes a Quality System work? What makes a Quality System fall short or even fail? Our speaker this month, Kirk Peterson will address some of these questions in his presentation on September 23rd.

I’d like to take the opportunity to share some perspectives I have regarding such questions.

As a quality professional, I have observed systems work, systems thrive, and systems fall flat on their systemic faces…In these observations, I have noted certain key elements that appear fairly consistent within the various responses.

In an effort to be brief, it appears to me, that the primary mode of success or failure is directly related to the mindset and attitudes of the folks expected to implement and work within the Quality System. For systems that have not done so well, how often have we heard the ‘change theme whine’ of: “…We’ve always done it that way”? When such a ‘change theme whine’ is pervasive throughout the organization, good quality, and good change emerging from good quality will be severely hindered.

Conversely, in those organizations where Quality Systems have engendered success, there is a broad sense of unity and purpose across the company. There additionally appears to be a cultural embrace for optimal improvements through change and continuous improvement.

Indeed, I have seen companies chase after Six Sigma or ISO 9001 for the sole purpose of being able to market the concept…yet missing the whole bottom line point of what the spirit of such practices are designed to create.

At the end of the day, isn’t any Quality System simply a tool to plan, measure, analyze, react and deploy change for the specific purpose of continuous improvement across all levels? Isn’t such a thing the final reason we might go through the trouble of implementing a Quality System of whatever the flavor of the month is…

My myth buster in this article is simply my personal observation that if any Quality System results in great success, or great failure, it is because it was designed in a way that engaged (or failed to engage) the practitioners to grasp the idea that change is good and continuous improvement is better.

Thus, for any Quality System to work, the first task is to get a buy-in from the folks expected to practice the “art”. Let them help design the system, let them define the needs, let them weigh in, and let them own the system. The more any Quality System is built on the ideas of the individuals of a culture, the more an over-all cultural buy-in will occur, and likely, the more profound and measurable the continuous improvement elements will become. If done correctly, the quality system will feed-back upon itself and amplify as one success begets another…and so on…so goes a simplistic observation of a successful quality system.

Obviously, at the other end is when there’s a quality system attempted where there’s a cultural resistance to change…the probability for failure is high unless the cultural element is considered and actively dealt with as part of the quality deployment process…Thus, in summary it would seem that it’s the attitudes of the folks, not the specific nature of the quality system that determines the relative success of a quality system.

Written by Cary Black

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September 23rd Dinner Meeting Announcement
Speaker: Kirk Peterson
Owner: RKP Quality Consulting
_____________________________________
Addressing the Myth of Why Quality Systems Fail or Provide Value

• Why some companies that are registered to a Quality System Standard fail to obtain the level of performance they desire, lose money and customers as well as market share.

• Why some companies succeed in growth, diversification into other industries.

• Why and when do Quality Systems Work?

About the Speaker
Kirk Peterson is the Owner/President of RKP Quality Consulting, Inc. since 1998, dedicated to providing guidance and direction in the implementation of quality management systems for companies striving to obtain registration of the their quality systems to national standards.

Kirk had 20 years of manufacturing experience prior to starting his company.

He is a certified Lead Auditor in ISO 9001, TS 16949 Automotive, ISO 14001 Environmental, ISO 13485 Medical Systems, AS 9100 Aerospace, and SQF 9000 Food Industry. He is also an instructor for several universities in the state of Michigan, Michigan Works, MEDC, and MMTC in Quality System Development, Business Basics and on-site consulting for improvements.

Please come and enjoy what promises to be a fascinating discussion.

Dinner Meeting Schedule:
Social hour: 6:00
Pre-Meeting: Section Chair’s Welcoming Address 6:30
Dinner 7:00
Kirk’s presentation 7:30

Cost is $15.00
Bring a guest!
Recertification credits available for pre-meeting and main presentation!!!

Where:
Lumber Baron’s Brew Pub and Charcoal Grill
804 E. Midland St.
Bay City, MI 48706
989-891-0100

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I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome you back for what we hope will be another great year. We have some interesting speakers slated, and are looking at expanding our programs to be a stronger and higher value added resource for our members. We encourage membership feedback to help provide us information on what we can do for you in designing a program that better meets your needs. Please feel free to e-mail any board member with your ideas and suggestions.

This year, we are reducing the number of dinner meetings to five.  We used to have eight spread out over the year. Our strategy for doing this was to give us more time to make the meetings extra special, as well as for helping our Section’s budget for the year. Further, we will be staggering the days of the weeks for the meetings for easier scheduling amongst our membership.

We are considering offering childcare for the upcoming dinner meetings. We agreed to solicit feedback from you (our membership) to determine if there is sufficient interest for such a program. If you have an interest in such, please contact a board member.

I look forward to seeing you all at our upcoming dinner meetings.
Best Regards
Cary
Chair Saginaw ASQ Section

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Members, please contact Mark Oullette at moullett (at) duro-last.com for information on re-certification.

 Thank You!

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We are having technical difficulties.  The links on the right side of the page are not working therefore I have allowed all the posts to be seen on the main page.

Thanks for your patience.

Pete

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Happy Spring Wishes

We’d like to invite you all to our next dinner meeting on Wednesday, April
15th.  As part of the Section’s strategic objective, we have aspired to
expand our community by reaching out to areas we may haven’t supported
strongly in the past.  Our efforts in reaching out to the Health community
has resulted in interest in ASQ and our section with noted additional
participation.  The upcoming dinner meeting looks at Quality in public
education.  Many of us have children in the public schools, and as Quality
professionals may find the subject matter of the next meeting interesting
and germane to our lives.  We hope to see you there.

RSVP by replying to this e-mail, or to mbeagle@duro-last.com, or to the
section’s website:

http://www.asq1004.org/blogs/

Pete has put a wonderful new face on our website…I would encourage you to
check it out…
Best Regards

Cary
Chairman
ASQ Saginaw Section 1004

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Last night, the ASQ Saginaw Valley Section had the privilege of listening to a new presentation by Dr. Deming and Mike Micklewright.  The two are out talking about yet another crisis that the US finds it’s self in.  Unlike many of the talking heads of today, Dr. Deming (impersonated by Mike Micklewright) laid out a top ten of Dr. Deming’s 14 points could help restore US manufacturing.  The pair of quality professional had to quickly depart to present in Madison, Wisconsin the next day.

edit: - Mike has been kind enough to share his slides with us - Out of Another $#%& Crisis

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Dr. W. Edwards Deming, was often times known as the Prophet of Quality, but many people fail to understand his impact and influence on waste reduction, the early Lean movement, and the resurgence of Japan’s quality and productivity.
Learn about Dr. Deming (as personified by Mike Micklewright, the WHYs Guy), his principles, and how he would see today’s business and quality world as assessed against his  4 Points philosophy. You will hear of his personal stories, his effect an Japan and the US, and his viewpoint on today’s trends in Lean, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis, and ISO 9001.
Learn about Dr. Deming, the man, the prophet, and his principles and how they so much impacted the Toyota Way.  Check out a preview of Mike’s presentation below

To see Mike in person he will be at Shirlene’s Cuisine in Midland on March 9th, 2009 at 6:00pm.

To find out how to RSVP a spot, Click here (.pdf file)

See you on the 9th.

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The Saginaw Valley Chapter of the American Society of

Quality is pleased to announce a dinner presentation

February 11th Dinner Meeting
Announcement
Speaker: David Deibel
Manager Program Launch / Global Support
Delphi Corporation

Surviving Supply Globalization at Work & at Home

David will be speaking about meeting the needs of our organizations and the needs of our families while working globally. Such issues include keeping up with office work and home while being on the road, the logistics of global travel, and keeping it all together when a crisis breaks out at work or even more importantly, at home when you are 7,000 miles away.

Please come and enjoy what promises to be fascinating discussion:
Surviving Supply Globalization at Work & at Home
Speaker: David Deibel
When: Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Damon’s at the Four Points Sheraton
4960 Towne Centre
Saginaw, MI 48604
(On Tittabawassee Rd. near the I-675 entrance and exit ramps)
Schedule:
6:00 Social hour located in “The Court of Two Sisters” meeting room
6:30 Pre-Meeting: (To Be Determined)
7:00 Dinner
7:30 Dave’s presentation
Cost: $17.00 for members
$19.00 for non-members
About the Speaker:
Dave has been with Delphi for 31 years. He has a large family of 8
children & 16 grandchildren - all on their own now. During his time
with Delphi, he has worked as a “Superintendent of Quality” Senior
Buyer, Manager of Program Launch, Director of Purchasing for Delphi
Steering in Asia Pacific (living in China for 2 1/2 years), Manager of
Trouble Suppliers, and Supplier Quality Engineer. David has
maintained his ASQ CQE since 1983.
ASQ Recertification credits available!!!

Congratulations to the Saginaw ASQ Section for attaining the Quality Management Process Gold Excellence Award!!!

American Society for Quality Saginaw 1004 Saginaw Section Earns Top Honors Saginaw, MI,

January 30, 2009
The Saginaw Section 1004 of the American Society for Quality (ASQ)
has earned the 2007-08 Quality Management Process Gold Excellence Award,
one of the highest honors a Section can earn in the Society. Only 40 of 255
ASQ Sections earned this award for the 2007-08 year!
The Saginaw Section 1004 will be honored at ASQ’s 62nd annual
conference; the World Conference on Quality and Improvement, on May 16,
2008 in Minneapolis, MN. Members of the ASQ Board of Directors will
present the award to the Section.
The Quality Management Process (QMP) Gold Excellence Award is
awarded to Sections that have proven their commitment and ability to serving
local ASQ members and the community. QMP is a management model and
planning tool that assists Sections in their planning and implementation of
programs and services that will meet the needs of current and future ASQ
members. The model is based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle of continuous
improvement and is proven to aid the Sections in delivering superior value to
their members.
In order to earn the Gold Excellence Award, Sections must meet certain
criteria which include creating a business plan and budget, then meeting 75%
of the goals set forth in their business plan. The Section must then achieve
ASQ’s objectives in member retention, loyalty and satisfaction.
The award is a great honor and a tribute to all
the section members. The board thanks you all for
your involvement and commitment!!!

Download a .pdf version click here: February Newsletter and Dinner Meeting Notice

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I just filled out my survey.  Do not forget to fill out yours. 

Here is the link:  http://www.asq.org/mr/09-sect-sat.html

Pete

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The Saginaw Valley Chapter of the American Society of Quality is pleased

to announce a dinner presentation entitled:

              Quality and Sustainability at Duro-Last Roofing

                            Speaker:   Al Janni

                      Manager of Engineering Service

                               Pre-meeting:

                       Quality Systems at Duro-Last:

                                Cary Black

                      Quality Control and R&D Manager

                                 Schedule:

      Social hour:                                          6:00

      Pre-Meeting:

      Cary Black, Duro-Last's QMS overview                  6:30

      Dinner                                                7:00

      Al's presentation                                     7:30

      Plant tour                                            8:00

Recertification credits available for pre-meeting and main presentation!

                  Please reply to this e-mail to RSVP!!!

               Sustainability, Quality and Duro-Last Roofing

                                 Speakers:

                  Al Janni: Engineering Services Manager

           Cary Black: Quality Control/R&D Manager (pre-meeting)

                     When:  Monday, November 10, 2008

                         Where:  Duro-Last Roofing

                              525 Morley Dr.

                         Saginaw, Michigan  48601

Cost:       $15.00 for members

            $16.00 for non-members

                                About the Speaker

Al has been the Manager of Engineering Services for Duro-Last roofing

forthe last 7 years.  He has been with Duro-Last for 29 years, 22 of

those years was in manufacturing.  He was instrumental in setting up

all Duro-Last facilities through out the country and has over seen

all new building projects that Duro-Last has done to date.

     Al is a Master Electrician; licensed with state of Michigan he

holds two US Patents for flashing details for roofing industry.

He is an active board member and Treasurer of SPRI (Single Ply

Roofing Industry) in 2007-2008 he sat as the chair for the Technical

committee at SPRI.  He is also active on the technical committee for

 CRRC (Cool Roof Rating Council) and a member of SIGDERS (Special

Interest Group for the Dynamic Evaluation of Roofing Systems - Phase

 V with research conducted at The National Research Council Canada (NRC).

         The local ASQ Chapter cordially invites all interested in the

impacts of sustainability, quality, and how they affect and drive changes

within the construction industry.

                 ASQ Recertification credits available!!!

              Quality and Sustainability at Duro-Last Roofing

      As the endless green-washing of America continues, the

sustainability/green movement continues to pervade all aspects of our

society.  A key element under the umbrella of sustainability is

durability.  More and more the expectation of green extends into

product lifecycle and environmental impact.

   In the manufacturing environment, functional and effective quality

 management systems must be put into place to assure product performance.

 The Duro-Last roofing membrane has a 30 year life expectancy.  We are

confident in its performance because of the advanced quality systems we

have in place to assure its quality.

      Further, advanced quality systems should drive continuous

improvement in manufacturing, product properties and research and

development. Duro-Last has a functionally efficient and ever improving

manufacturing strategy as well as creative and innovative R&D projects

ranging from full recycling capabilities to incorporation of the roofing

membrane into photovoltaic and vegetative roofing systems.

Please join us as we share our Quality consciousness with you at

Duro-Last Roofing.

We look forward to seeing you....

Please RSVP via e-mail

Cary Black

Chairman Saginaw Section

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2008/2009 Dinner Meeting Schedule

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Hello Everyone!
We will be holding our monthly dinner meeting on Wednesday October 22nd from 6:00 to 9:00pm at Pi’s 1815 S. Saginaw Rd. in Midland. The cost will be $15.00 for members and $17.00 for non-members. Hope to see you there!

Please RSVP to: Marci Beagle

Have a great day!
Marci Beagle

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The regularly scheduled dinner meeting that was scheduled for Oct. 8th has been postponed to Oct. 22.  More information on the new date soon.

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August 25^th 2008

Attending:

Dave Morris

Marci Beagle

Mark Ouellette

Cary Black

Discussion:

Dinner meeting of September 10^th

Fire Mountain on 3210 Bay Road in Saginaw

Topic:  Innovation in Recruitment and Retention for the Healthcare Industry

            Presenter:  Molly TerBush

Delta TV/CMU TV will televise on community calender upon receipt of fax of press release…to be sent 08-28-08.

Eric English: Bay City Times to be printed in Business Section

Saginaw News: Metro Section e-mail for distribution in Metro Section

Josh G.: Get our press release in into the community announcement section.

No radio announcements for this round

Press releases off to three area hospitals

Dave Morris requested time with Greg Stewart regarding Division Rep Chair duties.

Suggestion to have a special gift draws for new people…then the standard for all.

We will be sure to have name tags available for folks.

Would anyone be interested in holding a pre-meeting session on innovation or facilitate a roundtable discussion on innovative tactics people have deployed?

Regards

Cary

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If Section Members have ASQ Certifications due for Recertification within the next year, please contact the current Recertification Chair via email for assistance in completing and submitting your Recertification Journals.

Thank You

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The September Dinner Meeting will be held on Sept. 10 and will begin at 6pm.  The meeting will be held at Fire Mountain on Bay Rd.

Ms. Molly Terbush will be this month’s speaker and her topic is ”Innovative Methods for Employee Recruitment and Retention”

Click on the link for the full announcment: Sept 08 Dinner Meeting Notice

 Please post a comment to reserve your spot.

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Welcome!!

We’d like to take the opportunity to welcome all Section 1004 members to a new and exciting year for our section. We have many great speakers and topics coming this year. We hope this year’s program will be of benefit and value to you in your quality pursuits. We encourage feedback and comments on any thoughts or concerns you may have on how we can better meet your needs as a Quality resource. Thank you for joining us and we look forward to serving you this year.

Best Regards

Cary Chair,

Saginaw ASQ Chapter 1004

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The May dinner meeting will be held at Damon’s in Saginaw. This meeting is the Annual Member Recognition Night.

Please join us in rocgnizing the Saginaw Valley Section’s Member of the Year:
Mr. David J. Schultz

2008 May Dinner Meeting Notice

Reserve your spot now!

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