The American Society for Quality

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• The American Society for Quality

Why belong to ASQ By Scott Munger
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ASQs Vision

• By making quality a global priority, a business
  imperative and personal ethic, ASQ becomes the
  community for everyone who seeks quality
  concepts, technology, and tools to improve
  themselves and their world.

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About ASQ

• Worlds largest quality association
• Founded in 1946
• Headquartered in Milwaukee, WI
• Only 3rd party Six Sigma Certification recognized
  worldwide
• Worlds largest publisher of quality-related
  books, journals, and standards

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Membership (as of 5/31/08) 100 Countries /
140,000 Cert.

• Honorary
• Fellow
• Senior
• Student
• Full Member
• Associate
• Forum/Division
• Enterprise
• Enterprise Employee
• K-12
• Site

• 7
• 594
• 32,364
• 3,015
• 45,363
• 7,579
• 845
• 12
• 299
• 17
• 660

_________ 90,755
Total Members
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ASQ Benefits at a Glance
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Members by Industry

• Manufacturing
• Service
• Government
• Healthcare
• Education
• Other

• 45.9
• 27.6
• 13
• 2.6
• 1.8
• 9.1

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Unparalleled Resources
Publications, Education, and Certification
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Publications and Media

• Quality Progress
• Flagship publication of quality management
• Six Sigma Forum Magazine
• Standards
• Audiotapes
• Videotapes
• Software

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Education and Training

• Conferences
• Classroom-based Training
• E-learning Virtual (Blended)
• Self-directed Learning
• In-house Training
• Six Sigma Training
• Course Clusters

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Certifications (15 education/experience)

• Auditor
• Biomedical Auditor
• HACCP Auditor
• Calibration Technician
• Technician
• Engineer
• Reliability Engineer
• Software Engineer
• Improvement Associate
• Inspector
• Manager
• Process Analyst
• Six Sigma Black Belt
• Six Sigma Green Belt

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Certifications Issued (As of May 2007)
52,412 37,215 21,652 12,308 11,268 6,987 4,498 4,5
54 6,295 440 355 705 180 659

• CQE
• CQA
• CQT
• CQI
• Manager
• CRE
• CSQE
• CQIA
• Six Sigma Black Belt
• CHA
• CBA
• CCT
• CQPA
• SSGB

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Industry-Related Divisions

• Audit
• Automotive
• Aviation, Space, and Defense
• Biomedical
• Chemical and Process Industries
• Customer-Supplier
• Design and Construction

• Education
• Electronics
• and Communications
• Energy and Environmental
• Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
• Government
• Healthcare

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Industry-Related Divisions

• Human Development and Leadership
• Inspection
• Lean Enterprise
• Measurement Quality
• Product Safety and Liability Prevention

• Quality Management
• Reliability
• Service Quality
• Six Sigma
• Software
• Statistics
• Teamwork and Participation

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New Communities

• Baldrige in Education
• Baldrige in Healthcare
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Community Good Works
• Probabilistic Technology
• Women In Quality
• Innovation Network
• Economic Case for Quality

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ASQ North American Section Map (252)
Cincinnati
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ASQ Cincinnati
Local classes dates to help
3rd Tuesday of each month
Positions posted regularly
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ASQ Cincinnati Membership 625
381
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Largest by Membership (11/18/08)
Ohio Ethicon Endo Surgery 47 Procter Gamble
18 American Micro Products 11 Thyssenkrupp
Bilstein of America 9 3M Precision Optics
6 AtriCure, Inc. 6 Cincinnati Children's
Hospital 6 KAO Brands 6 Alkermes Inc 5
Pacific Manufacturing Ohio 5 Covidien 5
Indiana Hill-Rom 6 Batesville Tool Die 3
Kentucky Toyota Motor Engr Mfg 16 Mitsubishi
Electric 5 Qualis Automotive 5 Fidelity
Investments 4 Aristech Acrylics LLC 3 Arvin
Meritor 3 Comair 3 Ellison Surface Tech 3
22 of companies have multiple members
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ASQ Quick Tips - Certification

• ASQ requires recertification every (3) three
  years to maintain knowledge demonstrated in first
  exam.
• Two Ways to Recertify
• Recertification Journal Obtain a minimum of 18
  recertification units during your three-year
  certification period. Document them in your
  recertification journal.
• Examination Sit for the exam. (Required if your
  certification expired and is past the six-month
  grace period.)

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ASQ Quick Tips Knowledge Center
Knowledge Center Guided Tour Take a page-by-page
look at the new Web features available through
the Knowledge Center.

• Hot Topics, Stds, Tools Research, Ask A
  Librarian

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ASQ Quick Tips Discussion Board
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ASQ Quick Tips Discussion Board
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ASQ Quick Tips Discounts

• Training Materials Certifications
• Pays for membership
• CDW Personal Computer
• FedEx Kinko's printing products and services
• HighBeam Research - an online research service
• Association Travel Concepts

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• The American Society for Quality

ASQ Highlights Joining a Culture of Quality