September is here, the heat is on and the kids are finally in school! We are at the end of summer, have done our back to school shopping and are trying hard to keep our coo!

ASQ Day at the Padres

One way to “Keep Our Cool”, celebrate the end of summer, the beginning of school and promote attendance is to plan to attend your local ASQ Section Meeting on September 10^th . We are sponsoring ASQ Day at the Padres on Sunday, September 22^nd when our San Diego Padres play their archrivals: the L.A. Dodgers, game time 2:00 P.M.

100 $10 tickets will be available for ASQ Section 0703 members and immediate family only. The tickets will only be available at the September 10^th Section Meeting only and will be sold on a “Buy 1, Get 1 Free” – on a first come, first served basis.

Your ASQ Officers and Board members have committed to serve you a free lunch at our tailgate party prior to the game. The festivities will begin at noon at the Qualcomm Stadium where we will have barbequed chicken, hotdogs, hamburgers, soft drinks and a side dish or two. This is sure to be a fun event for you and your loved ones, so come to the meetings and buy your tickets early! Be sure to check the website (ASQ Day at the Padres).

ISO 13485, The Global Medical Device GMP 3-Hour Workshop

The well attended August 28 3-Hour Workshop was conducted by Mr. James E. Stanley, MS, CQE, CQA and Associate Director of Compliance & Medical Devices for Regulatory Clinical Consultants, Inc.

Jim’ gave us an excellent presentation including an in depth review of ISO/DIS 13485, the impact of ISO 9001:2000 and information about what is needed to do business in various countries with an emphasis on Canada and Europe. Because he has extensive experience as an ISO Lead Assessor and performs certifications with ISO registrars in quality systems compliant with FDA regulations, ISO 9001, EN 46001, and ISO 13485; he lent a perspective to the subject that was comprehensive yet easy to understand.

The highlight of the evening was an exercise in planning and preparing an Audit checklist based on . implementation considerations of the standard. Audit implications, including how to audit and what auditors will look for to assess compliance was discussed in detail. All attendees agreed that this was one of the best values in recent memory for such a rewarding training opportunity.

Statistics for Quality Engineering: DOE and Other Techniques 3-Hour Workshop

Make it a point to come out and find out how you can apply these valuable statistical tools to your organization for a very low price when Dr. Leonard Perry of USD will be presenting on this interesting topic on September 25th. This is sure to be a very good Workshop where all your questions and Statistical challenges will be answered Be sure to check the website (3hr workshop page).

Invitation

Please come out and invite your colleagues to join ASQ and attend these informational and enjoyable functions. We are hoping to increase our Membership’s attendance at 3 Hour Workshops and Section Meeting by rewarding them with door prize raffles, fun events and a stimulating series of educational opportunities. I encourage each and every one of you to take advantage of these and other events by checking our website for the very latest information on Local jobs, Workshops, Refresher Courses, Regional and National Seminars and Conferences.

Please feel free to contact us if there are some topics you would like to see presented next year. Hope you had a great summer and we look forward to seeing you on September 10^th !

Best regards,

Don Griego

Executive Chair

ASQ Section 0703

THIS MONTH'S MEETING

Our September meeting will be held on Tuesday Sept. 10, 2002.

Quality Function Deployment (QFD)

By: Glenn Mazur

With Japan Business Consultants, Ltd.

Mazur will speak on the current state of QFD since its entrance to the US in 1983. Highlights include:

Jurassic QFD - creating a "living" triceratops for Universal Studios Florida.
QFD and Design for Six Sigma
In-depth customer research for unspoken needs - Go-to-gemba, voice of the customer analysis table, BATMAN process
Design for emotional requirements with Kansei Engineering
House of Quality revisited
The QFD Belt program

About our speaker

Mr. Glenn Mazur is the Executive Director of the QFD Institute which will hold its 14th consecutive symposium in San Diego on December 9, 2002. It will be preceded by the 2-day QFD Green Belt certificate course on December 7-8, and followed by the 4-day QFD Black Belt certificate course on December 10-13. Details can be found on www.qfdi.org. Mazur holds one of the two QFD Red Belts (highest level) in the US, awarded by Dr. Yoji Akao, the founder of QFD.

Mazur is also an adjunct faculty teaching TQM at the University of

Michigan College of Engineering in Ann Arbor MI. Details of university syllabus can be found at www.mazur.net/tqm.

White papers and case studies (including the famous Jurassic QFD) can be found at http://www.mazur.net/publishe.htm.

Meeting Details
RSVP Required	Please use the RSVP form below.
Meeting Date	Tuesday September 10, 2002 (2nd Tuesday of the month)
Agenda	5:15 pm Registration 6:00 pm Dinner 6:55 pm ASQ Announcements 7:00 pm Main program 8:00 pm Adjourn
Menu	Navajo Meatloaf with gravy, mashed potatoes, garden salad, drinks and desert.
Price	$14.00 if reservation is made by Monday before the dinner and $19.00 if made after Monday at 9 am. Non-members add $3.00
Dress	Nice Casual
Location	Ericsson building (see desk just inside) 6455 Lusk Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92121; their phone: 858-332-5000 . Find a map at http://www.mapquest.com/ or see our map.
Parking	Ample free parking

Regular Section Meeting RSVP Form

Please RSVP using the form on our meetings page

Other Miscellaneous News

Proctors needed for October 19 and December 7, 2002 certification exams in San Diego held at Qualcomm.

Current Refresher Class Schedule. Individual classes are often available for $20 per night. Ask the class contact for more information.

Link	Contact	Start Date	Schedule	Cost	Location	Evening	Duration
CQE	Stacy Apostol	May 22, 2002	In-Process Join @$20 per-class	$200+bks	Kodak Spin Physics	Wed. 6-9pm	20 Weeks
CMI	Rich Ostrin	July 31, 2002	In-Process Join @$20 per-class	$105 + bks	Carpenter Specialty Products El Cajon	5:30PM to 8:00PM	10 Weeks
CMI	Rich Ostrin	Aug 1, 2002	In-Process Join @$20 per-class	$105 + bks	Aurora Bioscience Sorrento Valley	5:30PM to 8:00PM	10 Weeks
CQE	Daniel Mueller	August, 6 2002	In-Process Join @$20 per-class	$250+bks	Delta Design	Tue. 6-9pm	17 Weeks
CQA	Daniel Mueller	Sep 5, 2002	In-Process Join @$20 per-class	$175+bks	Nokia Scripps Summit	Tue. 6-8:30pm	12 Weeks

Current Exam Dates Schedule

Certification Types and Links to ASQ.org Additional Information	Exam Dates	Application Deadline
CQT/CRE/CMI/CQM/Six Sigma Black Belt / CQA-HACCP/ CQA-BioMedical	October 19, 2002	~~August 23, 2002~~ Past
CQE/CQA/CSQE/CQIA	December 7, 2002	October 4, 2002
CQT/CRE/CMI/CQM/Six Sigma Black Belt / CQA-HACCP/ CQA-BioMedical	March 1, 2003	January 10, 2003
CQE/CQA/CSQE/CQIA/	June 7, 2003	April 4, 2003
CCT pilot	December 6, 2003	October 3, 2003

Upcoming Workshops

TOPIC / Link

Taught By

Date

Cost

Contact

"Statistics for Quality Engineering: DOE & Other Techniques"

Dr. Leonard Perry

09-25-02

$40 Members with Reservation, $50 "Non Member/Day of the Event"

Don Griego

Other related pages on our website:

EVENTS page
3 Hr. WORKSHOPS page
Our Virtual Library
See our main Education Page.

Newsletter Sponsors:

Our Newsletter Sponsors For September Are:

This announcement sponsored by Continental Rehabilitation Hospital to help The QFD Institute spread the word about QFD and improve the Quality of business in San Diego.

See Their Full Page Ad

Class Dates: Sept. 9&10; 11&12

Two Upcoming Courses to be held in the Ericsson Bld.

ISO 9001: 2000 2-Day Internal Audit Course
ISO 9001: 2000 RAB Approved 2-Day Auditor/Lead Auditor Transition Training

See Their Ad Here

Black Belt Training Starts Soon!

University of California, San Diego Extension

Six-Sigma Institute

A Black-Belt Professional Certificate Program

Be Our Sponsor - Contact Don Griego

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