Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.

Round Table Discussion/Presentations on:

Statistical Process Control- Focusing on Effective Implementation Techniques
October 28, 2011 at Voltek Corporation, Lawrence, MA.

Statistical process control (SPC) procedures can help you monitor process behavior.
Arguably the most successful SPC tool is the control chart, originally developed by Walter Shewhart in the early 1920s. A control chart helps you record data and lets you see when an unusual event, e.g., a very high or low observation compared with “typical” process performance, occurs.
Control charts attempt to distinguish between two types of process variation:

-Common cause variation, which is intrinsic to the process and will always be present.

-Special cause variation, which stems from external sources and indicates that the process is out of statistical control.

Various tests can help determine when an out-of-control event has occurred. However, as more tests are employed, the probability of a false alarm also increases.

Statistical Process Control (SPC) is the application of statistical techniques to determine if the outputs of a process conform to target product or service models. One of the most common and useful tools in SPC is the control chart. Concepts of Control Charts demonstrates how to analyze control chart data so that quality technicians and other professionals can judge whether a process has changed, and by how much. They will also be able to associate patterns on a chart with specific influences that are affecting a process to decide whether they want to address these influences.

Join our industry experts for a discussion on this important topic.

AGENDA:
12-12:45 Lunch at Voltek
12:45-2:30 Presentation/Discussion
2:30-3:30 Roundtable discussion

COST: FREE (for 2011 members) — $25 for non-members (includes lunch)

Meeting Location:

100 Shepard Street, Lawrence, MA 01843-1024

Directions to Voltek:

From 95 or 495, take Route 93 North.

Get off at Exit 45 (River Road/S. Lawrence).At the end of the ramp, take a left (a right if going 93 South) and follow River Road for approx. 1 mile.
Take a right onto Shepard Street (you will see a Sunbeam Bakery on the corner).
Voltek is the 3rd building on the left. (100 Shepard Street).
Park in the Parking lot or the Street, go to the Main Office and sign in for the Quality Support Group meeting.