ASQ 1106 August 2024 Newsletter
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· Lexington Section Meeting on Thursday, August 15, 2024 @12-1pm EST
· ASQ1106 Section Meeting - Thursday, August 15, 2024 @5:30-7:30 EST
· New links on your myASQ
· Other Online Education Opportunities in August
ASQ 0911 August 2024 Section Meeting on Thursday, August 15, 2024 @12-1pm EST
Our next ASQLEX 0911 member monthly meeting is a recorded webcast meeting that begins at 12PM EST on Thursday, August 15th.
If you plan to attend, please email reservation to Mark McDonald (Mmcdonald@hendrickson-intl.com) by noon Tuesday, August 13th.
For the August meeting, we will have a Joint meeting with ASCM Bluegrass and we also have invited ASQ sections from the East South Central Region.
ASQ on Demand Webcast Series Presentation:
Lean Six Sigma – Overview of the 7 LSS Tools, Value Stream Mapping, and Kaizen
Presenters – Jack ReVelle -See short Bios below
ASQ Host- Pablo Baez
Section hosts- Steve Ross and John Simson, ASQ Lexington, KY -
Presentation agenda-
Focus on ASQ series on LSS- all by Jack ReVelle, all ASQ webcasts
Overview of 7 LSS tools (24 min)
LSS tool: value stream mapping (18 min)
LSS tool: Kaizen (22 min)
The Zoom virtual Meeting link for this recorded webcast meeting will be sent out to those who register with Mark McDonald.
Note: A 0.5 RU will be given for section meetings that you attend. However, you must use the email registration so that the Section has an attendance record. Please mute your computer microphone during the presentation.
Door Prize: Starting in July 2024 meeting, we are doing a door prize each meeting. A random number is selected from the people attending the Webinar Meeting. The winner will be able to choose book or Standard from the ASQ Quality Press with member cost of $50 or less. Doug Howard, Treasurer, will purchase item and send to member mailing address.
Meeting Agenda:
11:50 -12:00 pm Log in and Section welcome, webinar and speaker intro
12:00 – 1:00 pm Presentation and then Q&A with members.
About Speaker-
Dr. Jack B. ReVelle –
A Consulting Statistician for ReVelle Solutions, LLC
PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management
Author of Quality Essentials: Reference Guide from A to Z.
ASQ Fellow
Top QBoK Contributor
ASQ 1106 Section Meeting
Thursday August 15, 2024 (Virtual with Zoom)
Agenda (Eastern time zone):
5:30 - 5:45 Log in and socialize time
5:45 – 6:45 Applying Dr. Deming's Methods to Current Quality, Safety, and Health Issues. by Steven Prevette
6:45 – 7:00 Break
7:00 – 8:00 Generative AI by Andrew Ervin
Register at the URL below.
https://app.memberplanet.com/#/event/asqnortheasttennesseesection/asq1106augustsectionmeeting
If clicking on this link does not work, put the URL into your brouwser.
If you have trouble registering with this URL, try a different internet browser.
For questions or reservation issues contact Arved Harding (423) 765-5382. aharding@eastman.com
Topic: Applying Dr. Deming's Methods to Current Quality, Safety, and Health Issues
This presentation will introduce you to Dr. Deming's System of Profound Knowledge. This is an interesting mix of the "hard side" such as statistical analysis and understanding systems, with the "soft side" of psychology and culture. We will discuss how Statistical Process Control interacts with Human Performance, Theory of Knowledge (how do I know what I know) with Operational Definitions and System Thinking.
Steve will relate personal stories, and stories from his mentors who worked with Dr. Deming, as well as his experience with Nuclear Safety and teaching college students about quality assurance. This will be a lively presentation, as Steve was known as the "passionate statistician" on Nuclear Sites, and is a great story teller. Come and participate in an ongoing Quality Story.
Steven Prevette Bio
Steve Prevette is an advocate of Dr. Deming’s management methods and applies Statistical Process Control to performance metrics. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Quality, and also an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer.
Steve currently teaches courses for Southern Illinois University at Carbondale for Information Technology. Courses include Statistics, Python programming, and Structured Query Language (SQL). He has been active with the American Society for Quality since 1996. His home is in Graniteville South Carolina, with his wife Jennie, two dogs, and the “train room.” Steve is a past chair of the Columbia Basin ASQ section and has maintained ties with the Section since moving to South Carolina in 2009, acting as its current webmaster.
He retired in 2021 from Fluor corporation’s “Government Group.” In his role, he supported nuclear sites in Ontario Canada, Ohio, South Carolina, and Idaho with statistical performance analyses. This included development and oversight of Statistical Process Control based Contractor Assurance and other performance metrics at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and Savannah River National Laboratory.
Steve started his career as a US Navy nuclear submarine officer. At the end of the Cold War, he left the Navy and was hired by Westinghouse Hanford as a Tank Farms Maintenance Supervisor. He was transferred to the desk job of running performance indicators in June of 1993 and has fulfilled that function for various Department of Energy contractors ever since.
Steve taught evening courses at the former City University campus in Richland and developed courses as an adjunct instructor for Aiken Technical College for Nuclear Quality Assurance. His statistics course has been popular with the students as it focuses on management use of data, including from a Deming and Statistical Process Control perspective.
Steve was published in Kalmbach’s “Great Model Railroads 2015” and frequently gives presentations on applications of statistics in the hobby of model railroading. A dozen people descend upon the “Burnt Hills and Big Flats Railroad” every three weeks to operate the model railroad as if it were a real railroad, complete with “timetable and train order” dispatching.
Burnt Hills and Big Flats Railroad Website: Burnt Hills and Big Flats Railroad An N Scale Model Railroad - Welcome (weebly.com)
2nd Presentation: Generative AI
Abstract:
This presentation will explore the transformative potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as GPT and Claude in the realms of statistics, data science, and analytical fieldwork. With the rapid advancement of generative AI, professionals in these fields are uniquely positioned to enhance their workflows through innovative applications of these technologies.
Key Topics Covered:
- Code Generation and Automation: Discover how LLMs can streamline coding tasks, from writing complex scripts to automating repetitive processes, thereby increasing efficiency and reducing human error.
- Advanced Data Analysis: Learn how generative AI can assist in uncovering patterns, generating hypotheses, and performing sophisticated data manipulations, enabling deeper insights and more robust analyses.
- Brainstorming and Ideation: Explore the capabilities of LLMs in facilitating creative problem-solving and idea generation, making them invaluable tools for brainstorming sessions and exploratory data analysis.
- Security and Ethical Considerations: Address common concerns related to the use of generative AI, including data security, the risk of hallucinations (AI-generated false information), and maintaining information integrity. Strategies for mitigating these risks will be discussed.
- Practical Integration: Gain practical insights into effectively incorporating these tools into modern analysis workflows. This includes leveraging web-based tools, enterprise cloud solutions, and edge computing to maximize the benefits of generative AI.
Andrew Ervin Bio:
Andrew is a manager for the Generative AI team at Eastman, responsible for leading AI Governance, Cloud AI implementations, and AI software evaluations at Eastman. He has been at Eastman for 6 years developing solutions including production scheduling, contract optimization, pricing excellence and AI initiatives for sales, R&D, and contracting.
New links on your myASQ
Have you noticed two new links on your myASQ page? The Volunteer Hub, gives you ways to volunteer with ASQ. Please consider contacting your section leadership also for ways to volunteer.
Also, the Speaker Directory has been added that gives organizations easy access to speakers on various topics. You can get recertification points for speaking. Complete your speaker profile to be a potential speaker.
Other Online Education Opportunities in August
When: Aug 5, 2024 from 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM (ET)
Community: Innovation Division
When: Aug 6, 2024 from 07:00 PM to 08:30 PM (ET)
Community: Inspection Division
When: Aug 7, 2024 from 05:00 PM to 06:00 PM (CT)
Community: Quality Management Division (QMD)
When: Aug 8, 2024 from 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM (MT)
Community: Phoenix Section
When: Aug 9, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (CT)
Community: Financial Services Division
When: Aug 9, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM (ET)
Community: Six Sigma Forum
When: Aug 14, 2024 from 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM (CT)
Community: Austin Section
When: Aug 15, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM (ET)
Community: Pittsburgh Section
When: Aug 16, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (CT)
Community: Member Leader Community
When: Aug 20, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 02:00 PM (CT)
Where: St. Cloud State - Plymouth, MN, 9750 Rockford Road, Suite #100, Plymouth, MN 55442
Community: Medical Device Division
When: Aug 22, 2024 from 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM (ET)
Community: Innovation Division
When: Aug 23, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM (ET)
Community: Government Division
When: Aug 28, 2024 from 05:00 PM to 06:00 PM (CT)
Community: Quality Management Division (QMD)
Check myASQ Events for more events virtually and in your area.