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January
2005 Newsletter
Past
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Tours
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Would you like to help the section by sponsoring a tour at your place of business? We are always looking for new locations. Please contact
Hilda Wise at (920)
969-3627 for more details.
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Please Welcome
Our New ASQ Members!
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Robert
R Gundrum
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Scott
D. Smith
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Kathie
M. Lensen
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Chris
Spranger
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Kristine
H. Martin
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Tonya
B. Winkelman
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Message from the Chair
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Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season and spent some well-deserved time with family and friends. Also hope that everyone got exactly what they wanted for Christmas, enjoyed some time off work to rest, and ate lots of good food!
The new year marks the kick-off of our new season of tours, dinner meetings, mini-sessions and conferences. There is a great line-up of events scheduled starting in January:
January 10, 2005, Plexus
February 21, 2005, Norse Dairy
March 15 - 16, 2005, Spring Conf. - Quality Tools
May 16, 2005, John Deere (Horicon Plant) |
For more detail on these events, keep an eye on the Mission Q, go to our website, or give me a call. This list of events will end the fiscal year for us. As usual, ASQ Section Board Meetings are held the 4th Monday of each month at Schmitz Brothers II in Hilbert, Wisconsin. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Please keep in mind that the elections for next year's Board will be held in April. If you are interested or would like to nominate someone for the Board, please contact
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Numerous positions will be open including Vice Chair, and Secretary. It's a great way to be involved and earn recertification points.
Lastly, please remember to consider receiving Mission Q (the Newsletter) via e-mail. The costs to print and mail the document has become cost prohibitive! You can make your preference known by
completing the survey (found at the bottom of
the meeting page) and selecting "yes" in the pop up window that asks "Would you be OK with receiving chapter news via web only". Agreement to receive a link to our electronic newsletter will allow us to keep costs low for conferences and tours/dinner meetings.
Thank you for your consideration….Here's to a safe and prosperous new year to one and all!
Peace on Earth.
Hilda Wise, ASQ Section 1206 Chair
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Upcoming Training
Opportunities
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Course
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| Jan 24 |
Annual Reliability
And Maintainability Symposium |
Hilton Alexandria
Mark Center, Alexandria, Va |
585-347-9471
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| Jan
24-27 |
Guide to Process
Improvement and Change |
Miami
Lakes, FL |
www.asq.org/ed/courses
(refer to course #05102) |
| Jan 26-28 |
Internal Quality
Auditor Training
(RAB-Accredited) |
Miami
Lakes, FL |
www.asq.org/ed/courses
(refer to course #05103) |
| Feb
14-16 |
ASQ Certified
Quality Manager Refresher Training |
Reno,
NV |
www.asq.org/ed/courses
(refer to course #05120) |
| Feb 15 |
Introduction
to ISO 9000/TS 16949 |
D.J. Bordini Center, FVTC, Appleton |
www.fvtc.edu/swreg |
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Get Involved!
Become a Section Volunteer!
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- enhance your leadership
skills
- increase your visibility in the quality
community
- help develop and support the quality
movement
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or any section 1206 board member to find out how you can contribute. |
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What Are You Waiting For?
Get Certified!
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In today's world, where quality competition is a fact of life and the need for a work force proficient in the principles and practices of quality control is a central concern of many companies, certification is a mark of excellence. It demonstrates that the certified individual has the knowledge to ensure the quality of products and services. Certification is an investment in your career and in the future of your employer.
ASQ offers several resources that can help you prepare for the ASQ certification exams. Preparatory options range from public courses, to e-Learning, to self-directed learning, to books.
This month's featured certification:
Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE)
The Certified Reliability Engineer is a professional who understands the principles of performance
evaluation and prediction to improve product/systems safety, reliability, and maintainability. This body of knowledge (BOK) and applied technologies include, but are not limited to, design review and control; prediction, estimation, and apportionment methodology; failure mode effects and analysis; the planning, operation, and analysis of reliability testing and field failures, including mathematical modeling;
understanding human factors in reliability; and the ability to develop and administer reliability information systems for failure analysis, design and performance improvement, and reliability program management over the entire product life cycle.
Minimum Expectations for a Certified Reliability Engineer:
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Reliability Management - have basic knowledge and skills to understand reliability program requirements, planning, definitions, training, and organizational resources to achieve those requirements within the constraints of life-cycle issues and costs.
- Probability and Statistical Tools - have an understanding of basic probability and statistical tools to analyze product life cycle. This includes the proper application of probability distributions, Pareto concepts, tolerance and confidence intervals, sample-size determination, and regression analysis.
- Modeling and Prediction - be able to develop models and predict, analyze, and interpret the reliability system using block diagrams, apportionment, and simulations to compare results with available field data.
- Data Collection, Analysis, and Corrective Action - collect appropriate data to define, identify, analyze, correct, and prevent potential system failures. Be able to implement FRACAS (failure reporting, analysis, and corrective-action system), root cause, and trend analysis.
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Reliability Tools in Design and Development - be able to establish product reliability requirements; be able to understand and use the reliability tools listed in the
BOK. Be able to identify and control critical parts, services, and products.
- Maintainability and Availability - understand the principles of maintainability and availability over the life cycle of the product or system. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of testability, human factor, and maintenance activities.
- Reliability Testing - develop reliability test plans that cover the expected customer use environment and operational conditions. Identify appropriate acceleration stresses and methods, analyze and interpret the results of these development tests. Understand the cost-effective use of production screening methods.
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Product Safety and Liability - uphold ASQ code of ethics. Use reliability analysis tools and customer feedback to identify and analyze potential safety issues for a product. Recommend the appropriate action necessary to resolve safety issues. Have a knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements and the implementation of closed-loop corrective/ preventive-action systems.
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Examination
Each certification candidate is required to pass a written examination that consists of multiple-choice questions that measure comprehension of the BOK. The Reliability Engineer examination is a four-hour, 150 multiple-choice question examination.
Member price is $180 to take the exam. Non-member price is $285. Retake fee is $130.
$50 of your fee is an application fee, and is not refundable.
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It's important to keep this information current, so you don't miss any newsletters or important announcements.
Please consider checking the "My Division" email preference so you may receive the section newsletter electronically to help save printing and mailing expenses for our section.
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Don't forget!
ASQ is offering the following certification exams on March 5, 2005. The application deadline is January 7,
2005.
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- Certified Quality Technician
- Certified Reliability Engineer
- Certified Mechanical Inspector
- Certified HACCP Auditor
- Certified Quality Auditor-Biomedical
- Certified Quality Manager
- Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
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Got
a quality question or a problem at work you can’t solve?
How about asking an expert?
You can take
advantage of the “Ask Woody” column -- a place to ask questions,
share concerns or anything else on your mind. Email
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Hey Job Seekers:
ASQ's Career Center is free to all job seekers and provides you with access to the best employers and jobs in the quality industry. Go to
www.asq.org to search for jobs, post your resume, and learn about other helpful resources for advancing your career.
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