Meetings and Events Information
ASQ Section 1206 program meetings are generally the 2nd Monday of each month. There are no program meetings in the summer. Board meetings are generally held the 4th Monday of each month from 5-7 PM at Sergios in Appleton. You are welcome to join us at our next meeting.
Meeting room temperatures may seem "cool" or inconsistent to some individuals. If you are more sensitive to cool temperatures, we recommend dressing in layers or bringing a sweater or jacket.
Spring 2010 Quality Education Seminars
from Milwaukee ASQ Section 1216
February 27, March 6, and March 13.
Choose from Quality Systems, Statistical Methods, Problem Solving, and Team Leadership.
All classes held in Waukesha, WI.
For more info, go to: www.ASQmilwaukee.org
Choose from Quality Systems, Statistical Methods, Problem Solving, and Team Leadership.
All classes held in Waukesha, WI.
For more info, go to: www.ASQmilwaukee.org
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March 8, 2010 ASQ Section 1206 Program Meeting
Tour of JL French Automotive Castings, Inc.
Please join us on Monday, March 8th for our monthly ASQ 1206 Program Meeting. Four tours will be given at JL French, located at 4243 Gateway Drive in Sheboygan. The time of the tours are 4:30, 4:50, 5:10, and 5:30 PM. Maximum of 10 people per tour group. After the tour, we will travel to Champions Restaurant at The Bull golf course for our dinner meeting in the Heritage Building at the north end of the parking lot. Dinner will be followed by a presentation from the JL French HR Manager, Barb Krueger, RN/CIHM. The meeting will end at 7:15 PM.
Tour: JL French Automotive Castings Inc.J.L French is one of the world's leading global suppliers of die cast aluminum components and assemblies. They produce and assemble 80% of the product they produce. Some products include 14 and V6 Engine Blocks, Cam Carriers, Torque Convertor Housings, Transmission Cases, Axle Housing, Transfer Cases, Oil Pans, Lower Crankcase, and Front Covers. Their automotive customers include Chrysler, International, Magna Powertrain, AAM, Hyundai, Nissan, Getrag Ford, Volkswagen, Jaguar, GM, Ford, Mazda, TRW and Delphi.
JL French was founded in 1968. Headquarters are located in Sheboygan, WI. They attained QS9000/ISO9001 in 1996, IS0 14001 in 2000, and TS16949 Certification in 2005. JLF has five plants on three continents. Quality is the central focus throughout the organization. Continuous improvement is the basis for achieving this, allowing JLF to not only meet, but exceed customer expectations.
For more info visit http://www.jlfrench.com/. Please bring safety glasses for the tour. Closed toe shoes and long sleeve shirts are also required to walk through this foundry. No photos please. The last day to register will be March 3rd so sign up now.
Presentation: Meeting the tough Automotive Quality Standards
Barb Krueger will be presenting the presentation for the dinner meeting. Barb has worked in many facets at JL French for the past 9 years with her latest being the HR Manager and Corporate Health Safety Manager. She is an ISO14001 Certified Auditor and Industrial Hygienist.
Come join us for a great tour and dinner meeting.
UPDATE: A Mini-Session has just been added to the line-up for March 8th!
Continuous Improvement: Can you afford to do it? Can you afford Not to do it?
It’s not a matter of whether a small manufacturer can afford to integrate a continuous improvement movement into their organization; it’s a question of - can they afford not to. While every manufacturer, large or small, is faced with the same basic manufacturing challenge…to convert raw material into quality products that are sold to customers on a timely basis and to do it profitably… the ability to do this on a consistent basis and for a sustained amount of time is what sets successful organizations apart from those companies who fail to remain competitive. In a brief mini-session entitled “One small investment for a large manufacturer, one giant leap for a small one,” Pete L’Empereur will provide a glimpse into the unique challenges small manufacturing organizations face when dedicating resources to continuous improvement activities.
Pete L’Empereur has spent the past ten years as a manufacturing/operations consultant and process improvement engineer for several organizations in Northeast Wisconsin. For over 17 years, he has had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of manufacturing organizations, building and strengthening his convictions as to what characteristics constitute process excellence and ultimately a “world-class” organization. Although Pete is currently between career opportunities, he takes great pride in integrating his beliefs into the companies he works for—assisting them in understanding, developing, and establishing the necessary operational practices that denote manufacturing distinction.
Pete’s sound technical background in Industrial Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and the Theory of Constraints combined with the organizational skills required to be a strong management leader, have made him a well respected expert on continuous improvement practices and indispensable resource to clients and employers alike. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering Technology from the University of Dayton, Ohio. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Engineering Management at MSOE and is an ASQ certified Six Sigma Black Belt.
Tour: JL French Automotive Castings Inc.J.L French is one of the world's leading global suppliers of die cast aluminum components and assemblies. They produce and assemble 80% of the product they produce. Some products include 14 and V6 Engine Blocks, Cam Carriers, Torque Convertor Housings, Transmission Cases, Axle Housing, Transfer Cases, Oil Pans, Lower Crankcase, and Front Covers. Their automotive customers include Chrysler, International, Magna Powertrain, AAM, Hyundai, Nissan, Getrag Ford, Volkswagen, Jaguar, GM, Ford, Mazda, TRW and Delphi.
JL French was founded in 1968. Headquarters are located in Sheboygan, WI. They attained QS9000/ISO9001 in 1996, IS0 14001 in 2000, and TS16949 Certification in 2005. JLF has five plants on three continents. Quality is the central focus throughout the organization. Continuous improvement is the basis for achieving this, allowing JLF to not only meet, but exceed customer expectations.
For more info visit http://www.jlfrench.com/. Please bring safety glasses for the tour. Closed toe shoes and long sleeve shirts are also required to walk through this foundry. No photos please. The last day to register will be March 3rd so sign up now.
Presentation: Meeting the tough Automotive Quality Standards
Barb Krueger will be presenting the presentation for the dinner meeting. Barb has worked in many facets at JL French for the past 9 years with her latest being the HR Manager and Corporate Health Safety Manager. She is an ISO14001 Certified Auditor and Industrial Hygienist.
Come join us for a great tour and dinner meeting.
UPDATE: A Mini-Session has just been added to the line-up for March 8th!
Continuous Improvement: Can you afford to do it? Can you afford Not to do it?
It’s not a matter of whether a small manufacturer can afford to integrate a continuous improvement movement into their organization; it’s a question of - can they afford not to. While every manufacturer, large or small, is faced with the same basic manufacturing challenge…to convert raw material into quality products that are sold to customers on a timely basis and to do it profitably… the ability to do this on a consistent basis and for a sustained amount of time is what sets successful organizations apart from those companies who fail to remain competitive. In a brief mini-session entitled “One small investment for a large manufacturer, one giant leap for a small one,” Pete L’Empereur will provide a glimpse into the unique challenges small manufacturing organizations face when dedicating resources to continuous improvement activities.
Pete L’Empereur has spent the past ten years as a manufacturing/operations consultant and process improvement engineer for several organizations in Northeast Wisconsin. For over 17 years, he has had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of manufacturing organizations, building and strengthening his convictions as to what characteristics constitute process excellence and ultimately a “world-class” organization. Although Pete is currently between career opportunities, he takes great pride in integrating his beliefs into the companies he works for—assisting them in understanding, developing, and establishing the necessary operational practices that denote manufacturing distinction.
Pete’s sound technical background in Industrial Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and the Theory of Constraints combined with the organizational skills required to be a strong management leader, have made him a well respected expert on continuous improvement practices and indispensable resource to clients and employers alike. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering Technology from the University of Dayton, Ohio. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Engineering Management at MSOE and is an ASQ certified Six Sigma Black Belt.
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March 8th Program Meeting
Directions to JL French
4243 Gateway Drive, Sheboygan, WI
Take I43 to exit 123 (WI 28). Go east (left from the North) off of I43 and right (South) on Taylor Drive. Turn left (East) on Behrens Parkway and Left (North) on Gateway Drive. The plant is at the end of the street.
Please park in the parking lot across from the main entrance. We will meet in the Conference room just off the front lobby of JL French.
Please park in the parking lot across from the main entrance. We will meet in the Conference room just off the front lobby of JL French.
Directions to The Bull
1 Long Drive, Sheboygan Falls, WI
From JL French go back to WI 28. Go under I43 (3 miles) and use the roundabout to go South on Hwy 32. The Bull golf course entrance is located just ahead on the left. The meeting will be in the Heritage Building at the north end of the parking lot.
Minnesota Quality Conference
March 8th and 9th, 2010
The Minnesota Quality Conference
56 Years of Quality Training Is the Best Ever!
Hear Keynote Speaker, Paula Palmi, VP supply Chain Quality of Ecolab!
3 tracks of sessions on Monday, March 8
5 full-day workshops on Tuesday, March 9
For details and to register, see www.mnasq.org.
REGISTER NOW !
LOW COST!
The Minnesota Quality Conference
56 Years of Quality Training Is the Best Ever!
Hear Keynote Speaker, Paula Palmi, VP supply Chain Quality of Ecolab!
3 tracks of sessions on Monday, March 8
5 full-day workshops on Tuesday, March 9
For details and to register, see www.mnasq.org.
REGISTER NOW !
LOW COST!
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ASQ Section 1206 Spring Conference April 12-13, 2010
Liberty Hall, Kimberly
Registration Discounts before April 1st!
Nationally known speaker Davis Balestracci is returning to the Fox Valley for our spring conference in April!
Day 1
Data “Sanity”: Applying statistical thinking to everyday work
“Statistics” may be the most misunderstood aspect of improvement and should actually permeate the everyday fabric of any organization that is serious about transforming to true excellence … but not in the way you might think. A quality improvement context invalidates implicit assumptions of past training, thus rendering many common daily uses of statistics inappropriate—Seven statistical traps are lurking.
This seminar will introduce a deceptively simple, elegant—and initially quite counterintuitive—approach to statistics through a lens of statistical thinking that will emphasize a deeper understanding of variation. My desired outcome is for quality professionals to become more effective—and get the respect they deserve--through asking better questions.
The most commonly misused data analyses and displays (data tables, bar graphs, trend lines, quartile rankings, and comparison to goals and standards with “traffic light” systems) will be reviewed and replaced with four simple statistical tools that can help create a common organizational "language" for deeper conversations about data issues.
After this presentation you will be able to:
- Recognize and avoid poor, unproductive data analyses and displays,
- Address destructive managerial actions that result from misunderstanding of terms like "trend," "above average," and "below average" to create time and priority for improvement.
- Use four simple statistical tools to create a common organizational language for data issues to catalyze improvement efforts,.
- Utilize the power of merely “plotting the dots”—and eradicating myths about “trends”—to get a roomful of people to agree on relatively complicated data analyses within about 1-2 minutes…and motivating different conversations about needed action,
- Utilize the power of a little known "common cause strategy" to solve a significant organizational problem immediately upon your return.
- Use a supplied Excel macro to transform your role…and organization!
Day 2
Leading True Excellence: Beyond all the Usual Quality Platitudes
Frustrated by the seemingly glacial pace of improvement in your organization and the naively simple, almost patronizing “Just Do It!” solutions offered by so many books and seminars? This session is designed to give organizational quality “change agents” a results-based framework that creates non-defensive conversations to transform an organizational culture to one where improvement can flourish, including dealing with the inevitable lurking problem of organizational resistance from “Those Darn Humans!”
After this seminar, participants should be able to:
- Apply the concept of “belief systems” to deal with culture change realistically and practically
- Utilize four techniques to become more effective as a “change agent”
- Utilize a balanced scorecard to leverage quality as a key organizational sub-business
- Liberate time for improvement through “data sanity”
Davis Balestracci, M.S. statistics, has uniquely synthesized left-brain (analytical) and right-brain (psychological) approaches to quality with “the craftsmanship and passion of Beethoven composing symphonies.” While working for 3M, he received several corporate awards for his innovative teaching and uses of statistical methods.
His interests then evolved to utilizing the Deming philosophy in management and service contexts. For seven years, he functioned as a Deming statistical consultant for a major multi-specialty health care clinic with 500 physicians and 20 locations. He has since developed an international reputation for adapting statistical methods to healthcare improvement as well as innovative approaches to dealing with organizational cultural psychology and corresponding leadership issues through a philosophy of transformation.
Davis is a regular presenter at the prestigious Institute for Healthcare Improvement United States and European annual forums. He is known worldwide for a provocative, challenging, yet humorous and down-to-earth public speaking style, which one participant characterized as “the humor of Seinfeld with the intensity of Richard Dreyfuss” (Must have something to do with his Myers-Briggs “INFP” profile). People appreciate his awareness of the daily realities faced by quality “change agents”—including the inherent frustrations of dealing with “those darn humans!” This practical approach is described in his web site, book, Quality Improvement: Practical Applications for Medical Group Practice, 2nd edition (3rd edition in preparation), and monthly column in Quality Digest .
Davis has a B.S. degree in chemical engineering, an M.S. degree in statistics, yet describes himself as a “right-brained” statistician (He is a pipe organist and has also done graduate work in orchestral and choral conducting!).
Davis is a senior member of ASQ and was the 2003-2004 chair of its Statistics Division. He is also a past president of the Twin Cities Deming Forum. He can be reached by phone at (207) 899-0962 or via e-mail: davis@dbharmony.com. For more info on Davis, visit bdharmony.com
Day 1
Data “Sanity”: Applying statistical thinking to everyday work
“Statistics” may be the most misunderstood aspect of improvement and should actually permeate the everyday fabric of any organization that is serious about transforming to true excellence … but not in the way you might think. A quality improvement context invalidates implicit assumptions of past training, thus rendering many common daily uses of statistics inappropriate—Seven statistical traps are lurking.
This seminar will introduce a deceptively simple, elegant—and initially quite counterintuitive—approach to statistics through a lens of statistical thinking that will emphasize a deeper understanding of variation. My desired outcome is for quality professionals to become more effective—and get the respect they deserve--through asking better questions.
The most commonly misused data analyses and displays (data tables, bar graphs, trend lines, quartile rankings, and comparison to goals and standards with “traffic light” systems) will be reviewed and replaced with four simple statistical tools that can help create a common organizational "language" for deeper conversations about data issues.
After this presentation you will be able to:
- Recognize and avoid poor, unproductive data analyses and displays,
- Address destructive managerial actions that result from misunderstanding of terms like "trend," "above average," and "below average" to create time and priority for improvement.
- Use four simple statistical tools to create a common organizational language for data issues to catalyze improvement efforts,.
- Utilize the power of merely “plotting the dots”—and eradicating myths about “trends”—to get a roomful of people to agree on relatively complicated data analyses within about 1-2 minutes…and motivating different conversations about needed action,
- Utilize the power of a little known "common cause strategy" to solve a significant organizational problem immediately upon your return.
- Use a supplied Excel macro to transform your role…and organization!
Day 2
Leading True Excellence: Beyond all the Usual Quality Platitudes
Frustrated by the seemingly glacial pace of improvement in your organization and the naively simple, almost patronizing “Just Do It!” solutions offered by so many books and seminars? This session is designed to give organizational quality “change agents” a results-based framework that creates non-defensive conversations to transform an organizational culture to one where improvement can flourish, including dealing with the inevitable lurking problem of organizational resistance from “Those Darn Humans!”
After this seminar, participants should be able to:
- Apply the concept of “belief systems” to deal with culture change realistically and practically
- Utilize four techniques to become more effective as a “change agent”
- Utilize a balanced scorecard to leverage quality as a key organizational sub-business
- Liberate time for improvement through “data sanity”
Davis Balestracci, M.S. statistics, has uniquely synthesized left-brain (analytical) and right-brain (psychological) approaches to quality with “the craftsmanship and passion of Beethoven composing symphonies.” While working for 3M, he received several corporate awards for his innovative teaching and uses of statistical methods.
His interests then evolved to utilizing the Deming philosophy in management and service contexts. For seven years, he functioned as a Deming statistical consultant for a major multi-specialty health care clinic with 500 physicians and 20 locations. He has since developed an international reputation for adapting statistical methods to healthcare improvement as well as innovative approaches to dealing with organizational cultural psychology and corresponding leadership issues through a philosophy of transformation.
Davis is a regular presenter at the prestigious Institute for Healthcare Improvement United States and European annual forums. He is known worldwide for a provocative, challenging, yet humorous and down-to-earth public speaking style, which one participant characterized as “the humor of Seinfeld with the intensity of Richard Dreyfuss” (Must have something to do with his Myers-Briggs “INFP” profile). People appreciate his awareness of the daily realities faced by quality “change agents”—including the inherent frustrations of dealing with “those darn humans!” This practical approach is described in his web site, book, Quality Improvement: Practical Applications for Medical Group Practice, 2nd edition (3rd edition in preparation), and monthly column in Quality Digest .
Davis has a B.S. degree in chemical engineering, an M.S. degree in statistics, yet describes himself as a “right-brained” statistician (He is a pipe organist and has also done graduate work in orchestral and choral conducting!).
Davis is a senior member of ASQ and was the 2003-2004 chair of its Statistics Division. He is also a past president of the Twin Cities Deming Forum. He can be reached by phone at (207) 899-0962 or via e-mail: davis@dbharmony.com. For more info on Davis, visit bdharmony.com
Register for the Spring Conference
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Cost is $100 per day for ASQ members before April 1st, $125 per day for ASQ members who register on April 1st or after and $200 per day for non-members.
You DO NOT need a PayPal account to pay for the conference in advance. All you need is a credit card.
Make your selection from the drop-down menu on the right, enter your name, phone# and membership# and click on the Buy Now button.
Cost is $100 per day for ASQ members before April 1st, $125 per day for ASQ members who register on April 1st or after and $200 per day for non-members.
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April 12-13 Spring Conference
Directions to Liberty Hall
800 Eisenhower Drive, Kimberly, WI
From Hwy. 41, merge onto WI-441. Take the CR-CE/College Avenue exit. Go east on CE/College Ave. Turn right onto Eisenhower Drive. Liberty Hall is immediately on the left at 800 Eisenhower Drive, Kimberly.
Take me out to the ball game!
ASQ Section 1206 Program Meeting
Tour, Picnic and Game at Timber Rattler Stadium
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
4:30 Tour
5:00 Meeting/Picnic
6:35 Game
We have 40 box seats reserved for Tuesday, May 4th. The game starts at 6:35 PM. Seats are on the first base side starting with the first row on the field. The opposing team is the Quad Cities River Bandits who are affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals.
The tour of the stadium will start at 4:30 PM, followed by a picnic starting at 5:00 PM. Unfortunately we won't be able to go into the locker rooms because the players will be using them that day, but we will be able to see all of the other areas in the park. Dinner includes all you can eat brats, hamburgers, hot dogs, beans, potato salad, cookie, and two drinks (beer, water, soda).
You must register by April 19th.
5:00 Meeting/Picnic
6:35 Game
We have 40 box seats reserved for Tuesday, May 4th. The game starts at 6:35 PM. Seats are on the first base side starting with the first row on the field. The opposing team is the Quad Cities River Bandits who are affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals.
The tour of the stadium will start at 4:30 PM, followed by a picnic starting at 5:00 PM. Unfortunately we won't be able to go into the locker rooms because the players will be using them that day, but we will be able to see all of the other areas in the park. Dinner includes all you can eat brats, hamburgers, hot dogs, beans, potato salad, cookie, and two drinks (beer, water, soda).
You must register by April 19th.
Register and pay now for May 4th
Cost is $15 for ASQ members and $35 for non-members. The last day to register is May 1, 2010 so register now!
You DO NOT need a PayPal account to pay for the meeting in advance. All you need is a credit card.
If you register for Section 1206 event and do not show, we will bill for unpaid registration costs unless a cancellation notice is received in time for us to avoid an expense.
You DO NOT need a PayPal account to pay for the meeting in advance. All you need is a credit card.
If you register for Section 1206 event and do not show, we will bill for unpaid registration costs unless a cancellation notice is received in time for us to avoid an expense.