2025 SECTION MEETINGS

22 April 2025

Our speaker Dan O’Leary will be presenting “Predictive Supplier Evaluation"

Topic:

The three essential parts of the supplier management process are evaluation, selection, and re-evaluation.

Evaluation is a method to compare two or more suppliers on specified characteristics. The presentation describes a straightforward method to determine some of the characteristics and compare them using an Excel radar chart.
Selection determines which of the evaluated suppliers to use, updates the Approved Supplier List (ASL), and enters them in the Supplier Master in the MRP system.
Re-evaluation is, by far, the most extensive of the three parts and repeats for years. It answers the basic question, “Is this supplier still good enough for the company to continue to use it?’ The answer usually employs analysis of metrics based on delivery and quality. Traditional metrics look at past performance, but the presentation has a metric to predict future performance and provide a signal when the supplier is headed for trouble.

The presentation also includes supplier information at Management Review and considerations on providing supplier scorecards.

Biography:
Dan O’Leary has more than 30 years of experience in quality, operations, and program management in regulated industries, including aviation, defense, medical devices, and clinical labs. He has a Master's Degree in Mathematics. His professional experience relates to quality, reliability, and operations management. Dan is the President of Ombu Enterprises, LLC, a company offering training and execution in Operational Excellence. He is an ASQ Certified Medical Device Auditor, Quality Auditor, Quality Engineer, Reliability Engineer, and Six Sigma Black Belt. He is also the Chair of the Granite State Section of ASQ.

Registration: click or paste the link to your browser: https://mp.gg/bmm18bgq

Networking from 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Dinner is from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm and is ordered off the Canotas Room menu.
The presentation is from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Cost is $25.00

Puritan Backroom, 245 Hooksett Rd, Manchester, NH  03104

20 May 2025

Our speaker, Laura Halleck, will be presenting “Structured Problem-Solving"

Topic
Structured Problem Solving by Laura Halleck

Summary
This problem-solving training course provides a clear and concise introduction to a structured approach for clearly defining problems and identifying and verifying their root cause. It provides a step-by-step problem-solving methodology and introduces several quality tools.

Description
This problem-solving training course provides a clear and concise introduction to a structured approach for clearly defining problems and identifying and verifying their root cause(s). It provides a step-by-step problem-solving methodology and introduces several quality tools, including the Cause & Effect / Fishbone Diagram, Is / Is Not, 5 Why, Pareto chart, Impact Effort Matrix, and Interrelationship Diagram. Participants will learn how to make their future problem-solving efforts more valuable and meaningful, preventing repeated problems.

The learning objectives of this workshop are to help attendees develop skills necessary to:

• Assure that a problem is well-defined
• Identify and verify the root causes of the problem
• Explore various possible solutions to a problem and selecting the solution(s) to be implemented

This workshop is designed for managers, engineers, scientists, and other professionals involved in their organizations’ problem-solving and corrective action efforts, as well as anyone interested in improving their problem-solving skills and corrective action processes.

Biography
Laura Halleck has over 20 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, quality
engineering, quality assurance, and process improvement (Six Sigma) for the
Automotive, Electronic, and Aerospace and Defense Industries. Her background
includes quality system development and implementation, supplier quality management,
and internal and second-party audits to the following standards: ISO 9001, AS9100,
IATF 16949, ISO 13485, ISO 14001.

As a Senior Consultant with Quality Support Group (QSG), Laura specializes in guiding
organizations through quality management systems certification and maintenance,
including gap assessments, systems implementation, training, and internal auditing. Her
training specialties also include Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Action, 8D StructuredProblem Solving, Automotive Core Tools (APQP, PPAP, MSA, SPC, FMEA, and Control Plan), and Aerospace APQP and PPAP per AS9145.

Laura received an M.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, an M.S. in
Industrial & Systems Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in
Industrial & Management Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Location
Puritan Conference Center, Suite A
245 Hooksett Road, Manchester, NH 03104
This is the same address as the Puritan Restaurant, but a separate building.
Go to the main parking lot and look for the Conference Center's main entrance. Room signs will be posted on the entrance and on the event room itself with ASQ Granite State listed.

Times

The workshop will start at 8:30 am and conclude at 4:30 pm.

Logistics

The registration fee is inclusive for the event, the training material, lunch, and refreshments.

Fee

The registration fee is $295.00

Registration closes on May 16, 2025

Registration: click or paste the link to your browser: https://mp.gg/sumgj9cepn