ISO Users Group of Western Pennsylvania
Monday October 21, 2002
Dinner Meeting

TOPIC: Product Quality Planning Tools

Speaker:  Robert Ferry of Mitsubishi Electric

Location: Engineers Society, 4th Avenue, Downtown, Pittsburgh, PA

COST: $22.00 for members, $27.00 for non-members

Directions to Engineers Club

Agenda:

5:30 - 6:25 Social Hour
6:30  Dinner
7:30 Announcements and Break
Presentation after Break

PROGRAM:     

  • Product Quality Planning Techniques to Help Eliminate the late-change crisis.  
  • History of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and Control Plan Analysis
  • Introduction to the formal FMEA discipline
  • Development and Implementation of FMEA and Control Plans with Mitsubishi examples
  • Recommendation for implementation in various product and process types
  • Typical Challenges
  • Summary

    • PRESENTER:  Robert Ferry, Quality Engineer -Mitsubishi Electric has 29 years of experience in the quality field.  He has worked for Mitsubishi for 3 yrs and  previously spent 16 yrs. as Quality Manager for RB&W, an automotive fastener manufacturer, and 10 yrs. at Babcock and Wilcox.  Bob has a bachelor's degree in Industrial Management from Robert Morris University, and associate degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Machine Technology, and Liberal Arts.

    Reservations: 

    Please make dinner reservations  by Friday, October 18, 2002. 

    Please call the ESWP at (412) 261-4300. Inform the receptionist of your choice of menu. After making a reservation, you will be responsible for payment if you do not cancel in advance.

    Payment for the dinner meeting should be in the form of cash or check. Make checks payable to ISO Users Group of Western Pennsylvania.

    Questions should be directed to Mike Meketa at 724-772-1616 x 8112 or email to mmeketa@sae.org.