APRIL DINNER MEETING

Thursday, 25 April 2019

TIMES:

Recertification units will be awarded.

5:45 – 6:00 PM    Sign-In and Networking

6:00 – 6:15 PM    Order Dinner

6:15 – 6:30 PM    Section Announcements

6:30 – 7:30 PM    Presentation

7:30 – 8:30 PM    Dinner

LOCATION:

Puritan Backroom Restaurant

245 Hooksett Road

Manchester, NH 03104

603-623-3545

PRESENTATION ABSTRACT:

Industry 4.0 is a major initiative in North America and Europe to facilitate the transition of businesses into the era of the digital revolution and to guide the creation of smart factories. Despite much hype there is considerable confusion as to exactly what is Industry 4.0. In reality Industry 4.0 encompasses a number of parallel initiatives and is much broader in scope than manufacturing. In our talk we will focus on the manufacturing aspects of Industry 4.0. We present a framework to manage the many data streams and propose standardized workflows (similar to the lean concept) to perform analytics to extract information from the data to drive process improvement and automatically generate dashboards and other reports to help manage processes. Given Industry 4.0 is data intensive strategies must include standardizing on software to manage and analyze data. Standard Work is used to: Identify data requirements and collection strategies; create custom SQL databases; Perform standardized analyses in JMP via custom scripts; and Create dashboards with JMP for management reviews. The range of analytical capabilities and scriptability of JMP make it key to Standard Work. Using an actual case study we show how an advanced manufacturing company reduced the time spent on formatting, importing, and cleaning up data from 90% to less than 10% of project time. With Standard Work, the company went from near zero percent to greater than 95% yields on many products and become a preferred supplier for key customers. In the talk we will discuss the Standard Work paradigm and demonstrate how JMP is central to its successful implementation using the case studies.

Standard Work and Industry 4.0 also requires an educated workforce with standardized analysis tools and a shared understanding of those tools. The course does not require one be a JMP user. We discuss the Course and how it supports Standard Work.

BIO:

Joseph Beauchemin Jr. Director of Quality at Hitchiner Manufacturing and has an MBA and BSIT. He has attained MBB, ASQ certifications as Six Sigma Black Belt and over 30 years’ experience in using and transforming data into useful information systems in a wide range of industries.

Philip J. Ramsey, Ph.D. is an industrial statistician and quality engineer with over twenty-five years of experience in applying statistical methods to products, processes, and R&D programs, within such diverse industries and disciplines as aerospace, automotive, apparel, bio-manufacturing, chemicals/chemistry, construction, general manufacturing, metals, microelectronics, and nondestructive testing. Dr. Ramsey is the principal consultant and owner of the North Haven Group consultancy specializing in Data Science, Six Sigma, Design of Experiments, and Design for Six Sigma. In addition, he is a Principal Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New Hampshire, Dr. Ramsey has held the following relevant industrial positions: Senior Engineer for Materials and Processes Development, McDonnell Douglas, St. Louis, MO; Staff Scientist/Statistician, Alcoa Technical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; and Corporate Statistician/Senior Engineer, Rohm & Haas Electronic Materials, Marlboro, MA. 

DINNER CHOICES:

The attendee will order off the menu at their expense.

RESERVATIONS:

RSVP by Tuesday, 23 April 2019 at 1200

You must register even if you are not planning on dinner so that adequate seating can be provided.

You should always receive a confirmation notice that we have received your reservation. If you do not receive the confirmation within a few days, please send another request to asq104@gmail.com.

Bring a non-ASQ member / friend / colleague and receive a gift.

DIRECTIONS TO THE PURITAN BACKROOM RESTAURANT:

The Puritan Backroom Restaurant is located at 245 Hooksett Road [NH 3], Manchester, NH 03104, across the street from Livingston Park.

From I-93 - take exist 9S

Travel through the Campbell Street and Red Coat Lane intersections. The restaurant is on the left.

From Downtown Manchester

Look for NH 3 north - stay on Elm Street, turn right on to Webster, turn left on to Hooksett Road.

MEMBERS NOTE:

Do you have a topic you would like to see presented at a meeting? Do you know of anyone (yourself perhaps?) that would be willing to provide a tour of their facility or a topic presentation? Please send the information to Chris Carr - northstar_36@yahoo.com.