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• Mar 13, 2012 A case study and discussion of Six Sigma in the service Industry with Dirk Barth Joint Meet with APICS at Volvo - Six Sigma Black Belt Discussion with Dirk Barth    more...
• Apr 10, 2012 Plant Tour, Amcor Tobacco Packaging in Reidsville, N.C. Amcor is a worldwide leader in tobacco packaging. Amcor has strong relationships with major customers via a comprehensive global network. This enables the global coordination of customer requirements, ensuring the delivery of a single quality system across all operations. Tobacco packaging is produced in 20 manufacturing plants located in 16 countries with more than 3,200 employees worldwide. In May 2006; Amcor opened its new US$42.6 million state-of-the art packaging facility in Reidsville, following its investment decision in July 2005. The plant employs ~100 people, occupies 220,000 sq. ft., and produces printed packaging, including folding cartons and labels, with reliable, cost-efficient, high quality packaging materials for its key customers in Amcor’s global tobacco business. The Reidsville plant was a greenfield site development to support local tobacco manufacturers. The entire plant and equipment is dedicated to high-quality, in-line, rotogravure and sheetfed offset printing.    more...
• Apr 9, 2012 to Apr 10, 2012 Root Cause Workshop: ASQ Members Root Cause Investigation for CAPA is a proven methodology to investigate and identify the root cause when there has been a shift in the performance of a product, machine, equipment, work process, or system.   Based upon 30+ years of experience, this science-based investigation...    more...
• Apr 9, 2012 to Apr 10, 2012 Root Cause Workshop: Non-ASQ Members Root Cause Investigation for CAPA is a proven methodology to investigate and identify the root cause when there has been a shift in the performance of a product, machine, equipment, work process, or system. Based upon 30+ years of experience, this science-based investigation...    more...
• Feb 14, 2012 “Enough is enough”!!! Presentation by Mark Crossley This presentation will provide an intriguing look into the application of the Pareto principle to our own quality disciplines. The topic “Enough is Enough” is about quality tools. Just like spices in your kitchen….how many do we really need? Do we perhaps have too many quality tools promoted, endorsed or mandated? Do we have too many ASQ certifications? If all this is subject to the Pareto Principle…. As we are led to believe, and often teach others to believe, then do we really need them all? Why do we have soooo many to chose from? Are they all necessary? Our speaker, with extensive experience in the quality disciplines, will examine this controversial subject.    more...