Re:  ISPI San Antonio -  August 2007 Meeting Notice and News

 

MEETING NOTICE  ----- NOTE  DATE CHANGE -- 30 August -- 5th Thursday of August

 

Who/What:      Questionnaires versus Opinionnaires -  Group Discussion

 

This month’s meeting will center around a challenge made in the July 2007 Performance Improvement by Jay Alden to take both an quantitative and qualitative approach to measuring attitudes.  The author explores both how to do so and why.  According to Alden, while on the surface questionnaires and opinionnaires may seem similar, they are different and a performance technologist’s ability to effectively develop and apply both are useful tools of the performance trade.   What do you think about questionnaires and opinionnaires?  Have you used them and to what end?   I hope that those of you who are International members or subscribers will have a chance to review the article before we meet and help lead the discussion.   I would also like to encourage everyone to read the most recent issue of PeformanceXpress.  This publication  is free and a couple of the articles will come in handy as we plan a working meeting for our Chapter’s board.    

 

Please note, that this month we are having our meeting on the 5^th Thursday of the month.

 

 

When/Where:   Thursday, August 30, 2007

                        Taste Of China Super Buffet
3711 Colony Dr.
(Colony Dr. is one block south of Wurzbach,
and 3711 is in the south end of a shopping strip
that is about 1/2 block east of IH-10.)

                        More driving instructions if needed: ATasteOfChina/index.html

 

How Much?:      Dinner, tax, and this fine program is $15 for Chapter members, and $18 for non-members.

 

Please RSVP to: Hilton Goldman at 344-9818, or e-mail diaramir@satx.rr.com

 

Agenda:            6:00- 6:30 PM – Dinner, networking, and chapter business

                        6:30 - 8:00 PM – Chapter business and programs

 

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MEMBERSHIP

Membership renewal is $20. If you are an International Member, then your local membership is just $15 for the year. Full-time students can join or renew with the Founding Chapter of ISPI for only $5.   Not sure, if you need to renew?  Please note the Month and Year of your last renewal on record at the top of this notice.   We are still updating our records and will need you to verify contact information by completing a new application with your membership fee.  If our information is wrong, please let us know. 

 

You can download a form from our website or pick up an application at the meeting and mail it in at your own convenience:

 

ISPI-San Antonio

c/o  Dianne Ramirez

11635 Whisper Dew

San Antonio, TX  78230

 

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Job Opportunity

Continuous Improvement (Iowa) -  Reporting to the Plant Manager this newly created opportunity will be responsible for designing and directing a continuous improvement processes throughout the plant.  This is one of the flagship sites for this nationally recognized Fortune 500 company- an industry leader!!  You will:

• Develop and deliver CI training programs for the facility
• Leads Lean Events
• Develop measuring systems throughout the facility
• Give direction in major capital installations (Make vs. Buy analysis)
• Provide direction in disciplines of Best Practices including, yield improvement, manpower utilization, overhead spend, capital utilization, indirect spend, factory utilization, factory efficiency, work capital both raw material and finished goods.
• Generate cost reduction opportunities/direct the engineering activities along with manufacturing to initiate/implement process improvement to reduce manufacturing costs.
• Coordinate major initiatives across the supply chain to insure optimum cost. (This will include, purchasing, distribution, manufacturing, R&D, packaging and engineering).

To qualify you must have a Bachelor’s Degree and working knowledge of business principles and practices to meet project timelines and cost initiatives.  Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean Champion certification is preferred.  If you would like more information and/or consideration for this opportunity, please forward resume to:

 

Rick Carlson, CPC

Sr. Placement Professional-Engineering & Operations,

Office: 414-273-5414     Cell:    414-702-7584

Rick.Carlson@na.manpower.com  

Manpower Professional 

241 North Broadway - Suite 200

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202   

www.manpowerprofessional.com

 

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2007 – 2008 CHAPTER OFFICERS

Communications Chair, Randy Agee randyagee@aol.com

Program Chair, Hilton Goldman       goldiehs@idworld.net

Treasurer, Will Dozier       wdozier@fpmi.com

Secretary, Alma Ramirez       alramirez01@hotmail.com

President, Dianne Ramirez      diaramir@satx.rr.com

President Elect, Robert Garza      robert.garza3@utsa.edu  

Past President, Johnny Weissmuller      JohnnyW@codap.com

 

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