Steven Lembark 06 Apr 2022 ASQ VIRTUAL 6PM Presentation

Wednesday, Apr 6, 2022 VIRTUAL 6PM Presentation

Steven Lembark, Systems Consultant and Architect, Workhorse Computing

How to Use Non-Parametric Statistics

Non-parametric statistics address the large fraction of all the data we analyze that isn’t parametric. Much of the original work was first published dealing with psychiatric data and MIL Std QC using no-go gages.

The goal of both was to describe what isn’t numeric. This talk looks at a few of the underlying distributions, some methods for applying them, and a few examples from Real Life ™.

Eric Currie 20 JAN 2022 ASQ VIRTUAL 6PM Presentation

Thursday, 20 Jan 2022 VIRTUAL 6PM Presentation

Eric Currie, Certified Change Practitioner

Stop Living Life on the Sidelines and Start Living B.O.L.D

Has this ever happened to you? You’re ready to take that next step in your career, but you never make time to talk to your boss about it? You want to follow your passion and purpose in life, but each time you try, the negative voice inside your head stops you in your tracks? Or you want to achieve the goal you have set for yourself, but you question if you have the right strengths to make it happen? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are ready to Stop Living Life on the Sidelines and Start Living B.O.L.D!

Join Eric Currie on January 20 @ 6:00 p.m. at the ASQ monthly meeting for this empowering, inspiring, and high energy message. He will help you harness the power of YOU by using psychology-based techniques that will shift your mindset to overcome your fear of change, and make your 2022 a little less complicated.

Heather Johnson 1 Feb 2022 ASQ VIRTUAL 6PM Presentation

Tuesday, Feb 1, 2022 VIRTUAL 6PM Presentation

Dr. Heather Johnson is a scientist, engineer, and radical innovation scholar-practitioner.

Leadership Readiness in the 21st century – What is the connection to Radical Innovation?

The presentation will share case studies, real life examples to support the need for organizations and their leaders to be ready for disruption of unprecedented scale. Leadership readiness will be explored through the lens of dynamic capability. The connection of leadership readiness to radical innovation and ultimately to quality will be explored. The exploration will include the lessons learned and what needs to be done across all business sectors post COVID19 and beyond into the 21st century.

Chris Anderson 17 Feb 2022 ASQ VIRTUAL 6PM Presentation

Thursday, Feb 17, 2022 VIRTUAL 6PM Presentation

Dr. Chris Anderson,, Management Coach, Bizmanualz, Inc.

Demand Forecasting for Optimal Inventory with Long Lead Times

Accuracy in predicting customer demand is essential to building an economic inventory policy under long lead-times and a target fill rate. This presentation discusses the forecast accuracy of different simple to more complex predictive analytical techniques. We will learn how traditional forecast error measures are inappropriate for inventory control, despite their consistent usage in forecasting. Instead we will evaluate demand forecast performance dynamically with customer service level as a stock control metric that includes inventory holdings costs, stock out costs, and fill rate service levels.

Frank Bell 9 Dec 2021 ASQ VIRTUAL 6PM Presentation

Frank Bell, Staff Executive Director

Thursday, Dec 9, 2021 VIRTUAL 6PM Presentation

Measuring What Matters –
How a Little Nonprofit Learned to Thrive Amid a Pandemic

Frank Bell is the staff executive director for Elevate St. Louis, who is building long-term, life-changing relationships with urban youth, equipping them to thrive and contribute to their community. Frank’s life can be summed up by his organization’s slogan, “No one gets there alone”. Every accomplishment he has achieved has always come by working alongside people who work for the good of their communities.

Michael Scofield 20 SEP 2021 ASQ VIRTUAL 6PM Presentation

Michael Scofield, Assistant Clinical Professor, Loma Linda University

Monday, Sep 20, 2021 VIRTUAL 6PM Presentation

Improving Decision-Making With Expanded Data Sources

Learn not just upon raw data quality & data management, but the acquisition, screening, packaging, and presentation of information for decision-making.  In particular, getting executive decision-makers to understand what threats are lurking outside their immediate cognition or “bubble”.  We consider three kinds of “cognitive horizons”—spatial-geographic, cultural and economic, and (interestingly) time itself.

The concept of situation awareness is related to getting the “big picture” of reality, which involves seeking and using more data from external sources not previously known of. Three kinds of “situational awareness” are discussed in parallel—personal, enterprise, and nation-state.  We will look at how the intelligence community of a nation-state looks beyond its borders (and oceans) to understand the emerging threats to its interests at home and abroad.

Similarly, executives (and their knowledge-workers) need to cultivate new sources of information and insights about the market, and changes in the culture and economy which may affect their success or survival.  The best information can be ignored; great examples in recent American history.   We discuss the rapid rate of change in cultural and economic forces.  E.g. 40 years ago, nobody imagined how cheap solar panels could be in creating electricity.

Emory and Saunders 06 OCT 2021 ASQ VIRTUAL 6PM Presentation

Richard Emory

Wednesday, Oct 6, 2021 VIRTUAL 6PM Presentation

Coming Climate Crisis – Whatcha gonna do when it comes for you?

How might climate change impact your company and your role as a quality professional?

What can you do to prepare? What can be done to prevent catastrophic outcomes?

David Saunders, CC-P

This workshop will provide scientific evidence of climate change; discuss legal, social, and political issues; and suggest actions for prevention. The requirements for becoming a certified Climate Change Professional (CC-P©) will be discussed.

Abhi Gupta 17 June 2021 ASQ VIRTUAL Presentation – 6PM

Abhimanyu (Abhi) Gupta, Instructor of data science and business analytics at the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University

Thursday, June 17, 2021 VIRTUAL 6PM Presentation

Data Analytics, Information and Knowledge

There is a difference between information and knowledge. Knowledge is the information that helps us act better. In our life or business, we usually have access to a lot of information, but we sometimes struggle to convert them into knowledge. The discipline of data analytics guides us in converting information into patterns and insights in the current world. 

This workshop aims to demonstrate how some basic data analytics skills help us make better decisions in our business and life. In this session, we will first play a business simulation game. Then we will apply some fundamental data analytics concepts and techniques to learn how we can perform better. Lastly, we will apply our strategies to be better at the simulation game.

Ryan Carris 20 May 2021 ASQ VIRTUAL Presentation – 7PM

Process Chemist, Sensient Colors LLC

Thursday, May 20, 2021 VIRTUAL 7PM Presentation

Six Sigma for Batch Processes

Batch processing is useful when user interaction isn’t required at each individual step. However, batch processes run less often and pack more variables into each step, which makes statistical tools harder to use, and requires investigators to rely on a combination of methods and skills to identify root causes.

This presentation will give a case study on the application of Six Sigma to an industrial batch process where Statistical Process Control alone would not have illuminated the root cause of quality failures.

Karen Maskell and Awards 20 APR 2021 ASQ VIRTUAL Presentation – 6PM

Karen Maskell, ASQ West North Central Region Director

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 VIRTUAL 6PM Presentation

National Volunteer Week and
ASQ 2020 Recognition