PENNYRILE SECTION 922
VOL. 15 NO. 8
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY
APRIL 2009 NEWSLETTER
** MEETING **
Note from the Chair
March Meeting
We had a terrific tour of the Continental Mills manufacturing plant and Distribution Center. I’ll
bet you didn’t know that you could buy chocolate chips in “supersacks”! Even though they are
working on further expansion, we were able to view the whole facility, including the production
areas, the HUGE distribution center, and QC labs. There’s something about walking into a QC
lab that smells like fresh baked goods that is hard to resist. Continental Mills is also a
showplace for automated equipment, from their blending room to the packaging machines, and
even the pick lines in their DC. If you missed this one, you missed a great tour!
Meeting Announcement
Our April meeting will be a tour of the Ebonite plant – always a good tour. With a recent upturn
in business, they have called back everyone from layoff, and second shift will be running all
departments. Please join us at 5:30 on April 20th at the Ebonite plant – 1813 West Seventh
Street. Come to the Training Center (the small building off to the left as you come in the main
driveway) for snacks and a brief meeting before the tour.
Last Chance for Scholarships
The applications need to be turned in soon! Please contact anyone who is planning to apply
and have them return their forms soon.
2009 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION IS AT THE END OF THIS NEWSLETTER
Thank you,
Doug Howard, Section 922 Chair
QUALITY ANSWER for THE MONTH of March:
A REALITY CHECK: (Fill in the blank)
CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, _____________ IS PROFITABLE
CLUES:
This system must:
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Provide a rapid return on investment and become a profit center, not a cost center, to the
organization
Proactively prevent the need for a recall by flagging non-complaint product before shipping
Pinpoint the cause for recall
Be easily operated, regardless of operator skill or language level
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Continuously monitor internal operations and high-risk supply chain activities for compliance and
alert the operator to any exceptions
Handle track and trace at the ingredient/carton/case level, across all transformation production or
logistics, including commingling, batching, blending, mixing, re-lidding, re-palletizing, and crossdocking
Identify which specific supply chain activities or actors affect product quality and profitability
Allow marketing to prove brand and pedigree claims
Measure and monitor logistics and value chain events such as temperature compliance
Create a separate, single, secure data mart, leveraging data from multiple existing systems for
quick and easy inspector audits
Be quickly deployable, without major impacts to existing operations
Interoperate with existing IT systems to create a single, documented, ingredient/product pedigree
system of record
A big word with a big meaning.
ANSWER: Traceability
QUALITY Question for THE MONTH of April:
_______ and _______ ________ _________ are used during risk assessments to identify
dominant potential contributors before an incident occurs.
CLUES:
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Show design and operational errors
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Begins with a known event, referred to as the top event, and describes possible
combinations of events and conditions that can lead to this event.
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The top event can be the loss event under investigation or a specific event that is
involved in the incident.
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And the Final CLUE:
Also known as fault tree analysis
CONTACT LIST:
Chair
Company
Phone
Position/Chair
Doug Howard
Ebonite
270-881-1237
Chair
E-mail
Randell Morris
Faxson Cockrell
Martinrea
Brazeway
270-475.1144
270-889-5225
Chair-Elect
Membership
randell.morris@martinrea.com
fcockrell@brazeway.com
Jim Futrell
Kim Schippers
Douglas AutoTech
E.D.C.
270-885-9200
270-885-1499
Secretary
Publicity
jfutrell@douglasautotech.com
kschippers@commercecenter.org
Patrick Kvietkus
Continental Mills
270-475-5100
Nominating
Patrick.Kvietkus@ContinentalMills.com
Patrick Kvietkus
Continental Mills
270-475-5100
Audit Chair
Patrick.Kvietkus@ContinentalMills.com
Doug Howard
Ebonite
270-881-1237
Certification
dhoward@ebonite.com
dhoward@ebonite.com
David West
Ebonite
270-881-1200
Internet Liaison
dwest@ebonite.com
Tammy VanBuren
Pop Fasteners
270-498-2021
Education
tamvb1024@earthlink.net
Chuck Lee
Lori Soto
Dana
Altria
(U.S. Tobacco)
Dana
270-887-1577
270-707-1707
Treasurer
Newsletter
charles.lee1@dana.com
lsoto@usthq.com
270-887-1577
Arrangements
charles.lee1@dana.com
Chuck Lee
$500 SCHOLARSHIP
OFFERED BY
PENNYRILE ASQ SECTION 922
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY
1. Applicant must be recommended by a current member of the Section (see list of member names and
contact information on back).
2. Applicant must be a high school graduate.
3. Applicant must be pursuing a post-secondary degree or certificate program in any discipline.
4. Scholarships will relate to programs being pursued in the Scholarship Year defined as the period
starting July 1st and ending June 30th of the following year.
5. Factors to be considered in awarding scholarships will include:
A. Preference will be granted to programs directly related to Total Quality practices.
B. Applicant’s previous academic record.
C. An essay submitted by the applicant, maximum 300 words, on how quality relates to the
applicant’s chosen field of study and/or career field.
D. Section availability of funds for scholarships.
6. A Scholarship Committee appointed by the Section Executive Committee will be responsible for
reviewing scholarship applications, recommending applicants to be granted scholarships, and
recommending the amount of the individual scholarships. The Section Executive Committee will then
grant final approval of scholarship awards.
7. A Scholarship Application must be submitted to a member of the Section Scholarship or Executive
Committees no later than April 30th of the Scholarship Year.
8. The maximum annual award per applicant for a scholarship year will initially be $500. The Section
Scholarship and Executive Committees may adjust this amount.
9. Scholarship will be paid in the form of a check made out to the selected applicant. Scholarships will
normally be paid no later than July 1st of the Scholarship Year.
$500 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION - PENNYRILE ASQ SECTION 922
For Scholarship Year:
July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010
Application must be endorsed by a member of the ASQ Section (see below) no later than April 30, 2009.
The application should be mailed to P.O. Box 1592, Hopkinsville KY 42241.
Contact:
Randell Morris
Patrick Kvietkus
Jimmy Futrell
Kim Schippers
Doug Howard
Chuck Lee
Lori Soto
Martinrea
Continental Mills
Douglas Autotech
EDC
Ebonite
Dana
Altria (U.S. Tobacco)
Applicant Identification:
Name:
270-475-1144
270-475-5100
270-885-9200
270-885-1499
270-881-1237
270-887-1577
270-707-1707
randell.morris@martinrea.com
patrick.kvietkus@continentalmills.com
jfutrell@douglasautotech.com
kschippers@hopkinsvilleindustry.com
dhoward@ebonite.com
charles.lee1@dana.com
lsoto@usthq.com
Mailing Address:
Phone No.:
Email Address:
Section Member Recommendation:
Section Member Name:
ASQ Membership Number:
I recommend the above applicant for consideration for Sec. 922 Scholarship.
Section Member’s Signature: _____________________________________ Date: _________________
Applicant Information:
Academic Program Being Pursued – Enter School or Provider, Location, Program (Degree, Major),
Anticipated Completion Date:
Previous Academic Record – Enter School or Provider; Location; Years Attended; Diploma, Degree, or
Certificate Earned; Program or Major; Approximate GPA; Any Academic Honors Received:
Essay:
Applicant is to submit an essay, maximum 300 words, with this application on how quality relates to the
applicant’s chosen field of study and/or career field.
Applicant Certification:
I certify that all information submitted on and with this application is true and factual. If awarded a
scholarship, I will apply the award to costs related to the above academic program.
Applicant’s Signature: _____________________________________ Date: ___________________