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January
2004 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 Jim Young at (920) 743-8575 for more details.
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Please Welcome
Our New ASQ Members!
Abhijay R. Bhatia
Katrina L. Crabtree, Midwest Aerial Inspection
Peter Eugene Gravunder, Badger Mining Corporation
Kenneth F. Krug, BCI Burke Company, LLC
Gary Moise |
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Mercury
Marine Career Opportunity
Position
Title:
Lean Six Sigma Black
Belt
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Upcoming Training & Exam Dates
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ASQ Local Sections and International Sites are offering the following exam dates for Quality Auditor (CQA), Calibration Technician (CCT), Quality Engineer (CQE), Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA) and Software Quality Engineer
(CSQE).
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Application Deadline
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| June 5, 2004
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April 2, 2004
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December 4, 2004
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October 1,
2004
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ASQ Local Sections and International Sites are also offering the following exam dates for Quality Manager (CQM), Mechanical Inspector (CMI), Reliability Engineer (CRE) and Six Sigma Black Belt.
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Application Deadline
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| March 6,
2004
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January
9, 2004
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| October
16, 2004
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August
20, 2004
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| Additional certification exams are being offered during special events/conferences. Check the
ASQ Web site for more info.
Is
anyone interested in having Kohler Company in Sheboygan as a secondary ASQ
exam site? Interested parties should call Matt Moulton at (920)
457-4441, ext. 71040.
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Highlights From The December Dinner Meeting |
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During the
mini-session on December 8th, 2003, Lee Binz of Fox Valley
Technical College, an experienced Wisconsin Forward Award Examiner and
Baldrige National Quality Award Examiner, took us through a
self-assessment process using the Baldrige Criteria. While only a few organizations in the country actually apply
for the Baldrige Award each year, hundreds use the criteria as a road map
and a yardstick, through self-assessment.
This step-by-step process allows an organization, department or
business unit to assess it strengths and target these for continued
emphasis, and identify its opportunities for improvement for future work.
Opportunities discovered in the self-assessment are often rolled into the
strategic plan.
After dinner, Lee Binz
talked about the top ten reasons for applying for the Forward Award.
The experience of answering every question in the criteria and
formulating an application helps an organization really understand its
processes, or its lack of processes.
Along with Lee, two other Forward Award Examiners attending the
session also discussed the top reasons for becoming a Wisconsin Forward
Award examiner.
Some of Lee’s tips
for self-assessment:
- Assemble
a team and choose a facilitator.
- Review
the entire criteria briefly.
- Review
the self-assessment process.
- Complete
the assessment one question at a time.
- Average
the scores by section and calculate an average of all scores.
- Prioritize
the opportunities (identify low cost – high impact opportunities
within each section).
- Start
immediately on some of the low cost – high impact items in each
area, with a responsible person from the assessment team assigned to
each item.
- Use
the assessment output as input to your next strategic planning
process, by assessing the priorities between sections and making the
improvement plans and goals part of your next strategic plan.
- Consider
having a team member apply to be a Forward Award Examiner to gain a
better understanding of the criteria and scoring process.
- Consider
applying for the Wisconsin Forward Award.
The feedback report will provide valuable information about
your organization’s strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Materials from both
presentations are available from Lee Binz. Simply send a request for the
December ASQ Meeting materials to: .
Learn More at:
Wisconsin Forward Award
Baldrige National Quality Award
University of Wisconsin Stout |
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Ask Woody
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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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Due to space restrictions, a selection of letters will be chosen
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Please email newsletter editor .
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Nominations
for Section 1206 - Member of the Year
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Your ASQ Section 1206 Board would like to
recognize one of our members as "Section Member of the Year" for
the 2003-4 business year. The
recognition of this member will take place at the May 2004 Tour/Dinner
meeting.
Please
contact the , , , or
any other board member with your nominee and reasons they should be
considered. Be sure to
include your name and how you may be contacted in case we need more
information. Nominations must
be submitted by April 16, 2004.
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