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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March 2007 Membership Meeting
ASQ Section 0904 - East Central Indiana

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
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  DMAIC - Control
                           
by Bob Cooper

Dinner 6:30 PM (Pay restaurant cashier) 
Agenda

Dinner
Introductions
Door Prize Drawing
Section Business
Introduction of Speaker

Speaker

 

7:30 PM
"Automated Inspection"
Mollie Brown
QA Site Representative
Lilly Technological Center
Indianapolis, IN

About the Program:
The presentation is a basic discussion of why a manufacturer should consider using automated inspection technology.  It specifically addresses  the pharmaceutical industry in response to the FDA's relatively new guidelines for "Process Analytical Technology".  

About our Speaker:
Mollie Brown is Site QA Representative and Internal Auditor at the Eli Lilly and Company Technological Center in Indianapolis.  She has 30 years experience in Quality and Technical Support Services, 25 years in automotive and five years in pharmaceuticals.  Mollie is an ASQ Region 9 Deputy Regional Director and ASQ Inspection Division Chair.  She holds five ASQ Certifications: CQT, CQE, CQA, CRE, CQMgr.  Mollie earned a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Barton College; and Associate of Applied Science, Industrial Management, Wilson County Technical Institute.

Pre-Clinic: The Fall 2006 Pre-clinics were a 3-part series on the Define, Measure, and Analyze steps in the Six-Sigma DMAIC process.  The January Pre-clinic was Improve.  This month we conclude with Control.

Post Meeting Follow-up:  Nineteen (19) Quality Professionals attended the March Meeting.

Paul Baker won the Door Prize - The Quality Technicians Handbook donated by Quality America

Mollie Brown gave a brief program on "The Basics of ASQ Certification" and made a compelling case for seeking certification.  Mollie's main topic was "Automated Inspection".  She explained how automated inspection is 1000's of years old - used in farming since pre-history.  She related the benefits of automatic inspection or continuous monitoring over sampling and testing.

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