American Society for Quality
 Section 0904 - East Central Indiana
PO Box 3147  Muncie, IN 47307-1147
www.asq904.org
The source of Quality Professionalism in East Central Indiana

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February 2002 Membership Meeting
ASQ Section 0904 - East Central Indiana

Wednesday, February 20, 2002
to be held at the
Sirloin Stockade
North West corner of McGalliard and Morrison Roads
Across the street from the Muncie Wal-Mart
4949 W Hessler Rd, Muncie, IN      Phone:(765) 287-9051
Click here for direction to the Sirloin Stockade

Pre-Clinic

6:00 PM  
"The 6 Cognitive Levels for the ASQ Exam Questions using the M.A.S.H. Theme" - Bill Wortman
Dinner 6:30 PM (Pay restaurant cashier) 
Agenda

Dinner
Introductions
Door Prize Drawing
Section Business
Introduction of Speaker
Speaker

 

7:30 PM
"The White Bead Company"
Speaker: Bill Wortman
Owner - Quality Council of Indiana

About the Program:

The White Bead Company

This presentation is a comical spoof of Dr. Deming's parable of the red beads.  A fictional company producing white beads has been formed. Unfortunately, red defectives are being produced.  The concept of variation is comically illustrated.  Common paradigms regarding both human and system practices are exposed.  The audience may be asked to plot a c-chart or brainstorm improvements to eliminate or reduce the defects.

About our Speaker:

Bill Wortman is the owner of Quality Council of Indiana - a publishing firm in Terre Haute, Indiana.  He is a Senior Member of ASQ, former Chair of Section 0919, and is currently Deputy Director of Region 9.  Bill has passed the ASQ Quality Auditor, Quality Engineer, Quality Manager, Quality Technician, Improvement Associate, and Reliability Engineer exams.  Bill has instructed more than 9,000 individuals in quality fundamentals including certification training in the quality manager, engineering, auditing, technician, and improvement associate bodies of knowledge.

Post-Meeting Follow-up:

Twenty members attended the February Meeting to hear Bill Wortman conduct a fun but enlightening exercise.  Bill brought two of his new primers as door-prizes.  Duane Buckenroth won the CSSBB Primer and Steve Harmeyer won the CQIA Primer.  Steve Scott won the Audit Handbook and Rhonda Goss won a free meal.  Robert Lawerence's name was drawn for the $100 jackpot.  You must attend to win and Robert was not at the meeting.   

Rhonda Goss supervises Winston Lovelace in the Bead Mixing Department of the White Bead Company.  Greg Ramey and Steve Zylka look on.

While Bill Wortman decides who to fire and who to promote.

Bob Cooper consoles Vicki Storer - fired for producing too many red beads - while Winston Lovelace laughs at our headgear.

 

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