Large enterprise portfolios have a very complex supply chains with high inventory velocity that allows the enterprise to meet market needs – even smaller organizations rely on suppliers and partners to provide high quality output for their customers and stakeholders.   So the ability to detect real quality issues early in the supply chain becomes critical in order to reduce the impact to the bottom line (and to customers’ experience).
The Performance Excellence Network, Southeast Region, is pleased to announce a special workshop “IBM’s Quality Early Warning System” August 5 at RCTC in Rochester.  The discussion will be facilitated by Jeff Komatsu, Senior Quality Systems Analyst and Master Inventor at IBM Rochester.

The nature of rate-based management is typically based on past performance and statistical relevance and, in many cases, is unable to detect subtle

unfavorable immerging trends at a low rate of false alarms.  Therefore, the enterprise needs an ability to more quickly detect defect trend changes in
the supply chain before cumulative evidence used by traditional methods is available.

Jeff will present an brief overview of an intelligent quality management system developed for earlier detection and prioritization of quality problems and discuss how IBM integrated research theory with practical and deployable function to deliver a real world early problem detection system.

The session is Aug 5 from 7:30-9:00 RCTC, room CF 202. No cost for members; $30 for non-members.

Space is limited. Please register by contacting [email protected] (or 507-213-8132).