2023-12-05 

Do you want to be on the cutting edge of problem solving? If yes, then this webinar is for you.

There are many different problem solving methodologies including Design Thinking, Design for Six Sigma, Lean, Six Sigma and Shanin Red X. There are unique training and certification requirements for each of the methodologies. Problem solver must demonstrate the use of specific tools that were tied to their methodology only. As it is said many times by many people that if you only know how to use hammer, everything seems to be nail. This is a siloed approach leads to ineffective and inefficient problem solving.

In this presentation, Kush Shah will discuss the next generation of problem solving (Problem Solving X.0) which integrates various methodologies drives best results in problem solving, Kush has spent over ten years in developing and refining this integrated problem solving approach that focuses on utilizing the right tools from any of the methodologies to solve the problems most effectively and efficiently. Kush will share real world case studies where this integrated approach of problem solving been successfully applied to solve problems in planning, engineering, manufacturing, service and many other areas for companies of all sizes.

Bio:

Kush Shah is globally recognized for his expertise, professionalism and outstanding contributions to the field of quality. He has a proven track record for solving tough quality problems. Over last 30 years, Kush has worked on over 300+ problem solving projects in sales, marketing, planning, engineering, manufacturing, supplier quality, after-sales that has resulted in over $1 Billion cost savings / avoidance.

He has served in many leadership positions at the ASQ including Director on the ASQ Board of Directors, the Chair of Automotive Division and the Chair of Detroit Section. Kush holds many certifications including Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Design for Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Shainin Red X Master, Certified Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence, Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Biomedical Auditor.

Kush is CEO of Global Organizational Excellence Solutions LLC that provides training / consulting services in problem solving and quality management in various industries that have resulted in a significant improvement in performance and customer experience. He received many awards including Lean Six Sigma Award from Industrial Engineering and Operations.

2023-12-05

Discussion during this December 5 webinar with AIAG and Plexus will include:

• Understanding the Changes to APQP and Control Plan

• Connecting the "Why" to the changes and gaining an understanding of the intent and value

• Understanding what can be done today to prepare for the release

• Learning the importance of the changes and how to communicate them to leadership

• Hearing first-hand from the AIAG facilitator of the APQP and Control Plan project

28-30 November 2023

https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/events/patent-knowledge-week-2023 

2023-11-28

www.ADVISERA.com 

• Which document templates are included in the Documentation Toolkit, and what they look like

• How to fill out the documentation templates

• The sequence of writing the documents

• What additional support is included in the price of the Toolkit

• The most common problems in IATF 16949 project and how to avoid them

2023-11-23

Project "Leaders of the Green Economy", 2022-1-MK01-KA220-HED-000089263

https://sites.google.com/view/leadersofthegreeneconomy/home-latest-updates?fbclid=IwAR0Rlgb6purCNyotwdVV0FL4NQVaIADXT9gQz5NEgyQdr3kqIRE6qmDDTXs 

Project "Leaders of the Green Economy", 2022-1-MK01-KA220-HED-000089263

Find out more information here.

2023-11-15

Тема на обучението: "Образователни технологии, принципи на проектиране и приложение при студенти с образователни бариери"

2023-11-09

Dear Dr. Gueorguiev,

Thank you for taking the time to be one of the reviewers for the 4th International Conference CIEES’2023! We sincerely appreciate the time you spent reviewing the papers!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the hard work, efforts, and expertise that you contribute to reviewing, without which it would be impossible to maintain the high standards of the peer-reviewing process!

We appreciate very much your kind cooperation, and look forward to its continuation in some of the next scientific events – EEPES’2024 and CIEES’2024 conferences!

2023-10-26

Brussels, Belgium

Presenting the progress of project work packages and activities achieved by the team at the University of Ruse and all project partners. Moderating the meeting.

2023-10-15

Florence, Italy

Youth and Workforce Development: The Future of Higher Education

The academic session centers on youth and workforce development, focusing on the evolving landscape of higher education. It examines how educational institutions adapt to prepare students for dynamic careers, considering technological advancements, skill demands, and changing employment paradigms. Discussions center on strategies for aligning education with future workforce needs. 

Moderator: 

Deena Mansour

Panelists:

1. Dr Md Aktaruzzaman, Bangladesh

2. Tzvetelin Gueorguiev, Bulgaria

3. Franco Javier Chiodi, Argentina

4. Vergel P. Miraña, Philippines

5. Rafik Raouf Wahba Habib, Egypt

2023-09-18

Ramallah, Palestine

Presenting the outcomes, outputs and lessons learned from the implementation of the 3 workshops, Terms of References (ToR), and field visits where the key role was that of the team from the University of Ruse "Angel Kanchev".

2023-06-29

Developing capability among employees is the most critical challenge continuous improvement and human resource leaders face. And it’s never been tougher. Corporate training must cultivate adaptable, critical thinking skills suitable to today’s ever-evolving business landscape. And it must grapple with the unique challenges of adult learning, including curbing information overload and promoting work-life balance.

To meet these challenges, LEI offers three innovative new online courses: Work Improvement Learning Journey, Work Observation Practice, and Problem Definition Practice.

Each of these courses embodies a thorough understanding of lean principles and are designed to facilitate behavioral change:

Work Improvement Learning Journey: Offers a comprehensive guide through the process of work improvement. It presents immersive learning experiences and equips participants with practical tools for workplace application. Moreover, it nurtures a lean-thinking mindset, facilitating the identification and resolution of work process issues.

Work Observation Practice: Emphasizes meticulous understanding of work processes. It aids in making data-driven business decisions and fosters a lean culture by basing work process experiments on observed facts. You learn by doing in this practice-oriented and example-based experience.

Problem Definition Practice: Enhances problem-solving capabilities and effective communication skills through an immersive example. It encourages collaborative problem resolution, promoting sustainable change.

Key Webinar Takeaways

• Grasp the Innovative Learning Approach: Gain an understanding of the concept of a “Learning Journey”, its phases, and its potential for improving the workplace.

• Experience Interactive Simulation: Observe a demonstration of the courses’ unique features and benefits of their interactive simulations.

• Implement for Strategic Utilization: Receive a guide on how to incorporate the Learning Journey into talent development programs to achieve business goals.

• Achieve Valuable Learning Outcomes: Gain insight into how these courses can support behavioral changes, critical thinking skills, adaptability, personal growth, and work/life balance.

Exclusive Benefits for Participants

• Discount Coupon: An exclusive discount on the Work Improvement Learning Journey

• PDF Implementation Plan: A comprehensive and actionable guide providing step-by-step instructions on how to implement the courses to meet your organization’s developing objectives.

• Exclusive Showcase to Test Drive: Experience an interactive way of learning.

2023-06-13

In this one-hour webinar we will cover 4 aspects to deliver a better audit experience and add value to your ISO audits. Build yourself a solid path in how to prepare for the audit, understand the reasons WHY your preparation is as important as the result, and what the elements of ISO systems which you need to focus on to succeed. 

Find out more about the following from our experts Jeremy Hazel and Marcia Fournier: 

• Audit Preparation Essentials

• Why you engage the ISO systems into your operations?

• Who must understand it?

• What needs to be available to the auditor?

• When to be ready and why! 

If you are starting to prepare for an ISO systems audit, or you have audited for a while and want to be better prepared in your audit, join us as we prepare you for your 1st for 21st ISO system audit.

2023-06-06

A digital quality management system (QMS) has many advantages for manufacturers of drugs, biologics, and medical devices, where data can be scattered across a variety of sources and in need of streamlining. Migrating data using artificial intelligence (AI) can improve compliance, increase efficiency, enhance decision-making processes, and lead to greater collaboration among company stakeholders.

This webinar will show you how to implement an automated QMS into your life sciences business.

Dot Compliance experts will walk through the steps for going from paper-based to automated quality processes. They will also provide insights on how to build a digital transformation strategy that will take life science quality data beyond today's analytics and into tomorrow's generative and predictive AI.

They will explain how generative AI helps manufacturers identify and resolve compliance issues, reduce the time and resources required to manage quality processes, notice patterns and trends in data, and ensure that information is being shared effectively on a central platform.

Webinar Takeaways:

• Learn how to transition from paper-based processes to an automated QMS

• Discover the advantages of cloud-based technology

• Identify the steps from automation through digital to AI

• Know the benefits and risks of generative AI and predictive AI in a QMS

2023-06-06

There are many effective product risk analysis tools in various industries today, with Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) being the most frequently used. This webinar will showcase the use of software tools for integrating and optimizing information from both FMEAs and FTAs.

Join us in this webinar to better understand:

• What are FMEAs and FTAs?

• The need for the digitalization of AIAG-VDA FMEA and AIAG 4th edition FMEAs.

• The Omnex approach to handling single and multipoint FMEAs using the software.

• How FMEA developed analyses can generate a Fault Tree Analysis?

• Utilization of Fault Tree Analyses in understanding the relationship of simultaneous potential causes of failure and supporting requirements traceability for Functional Safety impacted products.

https://www.omnexsystems.com/ 

2023-05-18

Intertek Business Assurance.

Presenter: Denise Webster, Sr. Consultant , Intertek; 25+ years experience Food Industry Manufacturing, CPG, and Retail

• GFSI Unannounced Audit Requirements;

• Key approaches on how the site can prepare for an Unannounced Audit and be Audit-Ready everyday;

• What to Expect during the actual Audit and how to ensure Success.

2023-05-08_12

Galway, Ireland.

HIIT Project LTTA (Learning, Teaching, Training Activities).

2023-05-03

Learn how to crush the competition during the "Winners Only: 3 Steps to Compete in Digital Quality" webinar on 3rd May.

Join us for a look at new research that shows:

• How to make digitisation a competitive advantage.

• Where the life sciences industry is in digital transformation.

• How to overcome barriers to digitisation.

https://www.mastercontrol.com/ 

2023-05-02

Root cause analysis (RCA) is a vital technique for finding and resolving problems that arise in quality systems.

RCA goes beyond straightforward cause and effect linkages, which help identify a process or system's weak areas. Whenever organizations tackle problems and generate solutions based out of root cause analysis, they tend to generate a lot of data and unexplored information. That's why when root cause analysis is done right, businesses can not only uncover numerous future problems, but also discover their potential solutions.

The bigger question is what happens once an RCA is done? Does the output end here or is there a better way to utilize the data and information generated during the analysis? Can the RCA help us recognize a different approach if the problem continues? Do we safeguard future audit failures, saving cost and time, etc.

In this webinar we will discuss how you can do more than with your RCA process to safeguard and grow your business confidently.

Key Takeaways:

• Leveraging RCA to update our procedures or work instructions

• Advanced level critical thinking based on trend analysis and data

• Output from RCA as an essential element of post-market surveillance, risk management practices and continuous improvement

• How RCA outcomes can drive predictive preventive actions

• Data driven automation of solution

2023-04-05

• Workshop Handout: Slides from the workshop and highlights of the day. Charlie used word clouds as a creative way to highlight the benefits, skills and behaviours captured on the Board.  

• Miro Board: A copy of the Miro Board from the day of the workshop with the supporting details, including all the excellent references provided for what exists today

• Another Perspective: As a complement to our workshop, we also used another creative technique to see what ChatGPT and GPT-4 had to offer with respect to benefits, skills and behaviours as well as any existing innovation competency frameworks. Hint: While information is out there as a starting point, a globally recognized innovation competency framework is missing. This definitely reinforces the journey we are on!

Key takeaways were as follows:

• Personas can be interpreted in different ways so it is important to get clarity about what is scope/intent.

• It is difficult to separate out what constitutes a skill or behavior.

• The emphasis of four quadrants appears to vary depending on personas.

2023-04-04

At times, risk cannot be eliminated; it can only be managed. Risk management helps organizations optimize workflows to quickly and effectively identify and mitigate potential areas of pitfalls. As a result, organizations that manage risk at all supply chain levels and actively embed risk management throughout their processes are better positioned to address these events as they arise. These companies have shown promising outputs, ranging from passing audits, gaining attestation/certifications quicker, reducing expenditures and increasing revenue.

The objective of this webinar is to discuss the importance of risk assessment as it relates to the QMS standard, ISO 9001:2015.

2023-03-31

A Researcher Academy On Campus academic workshop. 

Presenter: Radostina Ivanova Freelancer

2023-03-30

There were changes on the software side that many IATF 16949 organizations experienced, mainly the advent of ASPICE for software. Use of a “process standard” for embedded software is a requirement of IATF 16949 2019 and 2020 saw OEMs require ASPICE of their software suppliers. This requirement will only intensify in the industry. The VDA PPAP went through a change now requiring software as a part of the PPAP requirement. European OEMs are now requiring TISAX, a Cybersecurity Management System aligned with ISO 27001.

OMNEX Webinar / Panel: Roy Gray

2023-03-10

The online Neuropedagogy Community of Practice at https://elearn.neuropedagogy.upatras.gr/.

2023-02-20

The German Process Audit Requirement, VDA 6.3 has been updated in January 2023 to the 4th Edition. German automakers and their suppliers typically require their suppliers to implement these requirements as part of their IATF 16949 quality management system.

In this webinar, Omnex will provide an update on the changes and what remained the same in this 4th revision. Requirements pertaining to suppliers are particularly enhanced. Software and Agile product development requirements have been added. Questions will be taken as time permits. Automotive suppliers will need this information going forward. Purchasing and Engineering practitioners are particularly encouraged to attend.

Roy Gray

Manager Consulting, Training and Quality @Omnex Inc.

Roy Gray possesses a wide range of knowledge in manufacturing processes. He has spent the last 24 years working in the Quality field, with 17 of those years being in the Automotive Industry and 2 years in Aerospace. Roy's extensive automotive experience was for major Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers. He is a certified VDA 6.3 Process Auditor, IATF 16949 Lead Auditor, ISO 14001 Lead Auditor and ISO 45001 Lead Auditor. Roy has extensive Quality Management System experience that includes, but is not limited to ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, AS9100, FMEA, PPAPs, VDA 6.3, QS-9000, SPC, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Problem Solving.

2023-02-14

Some of the most pressing demands facing the life sciences industry continue to be disruptive. These may come in the form of supply chain disruptions or shortages, or in the form of a recall. The traditional way of handling these "surprises" was a reactive struggle with varying degrees of success.

In this webinar, you will learn the industry trends driving life sciences quality professionals to modernize their perspectives and practices. You will discover advanced software solutions that offer connected and coordinated processes with real-time insights and predictive analytical capabilities.

Key Takeaways

• Remote Inspections. Some regulatory oversight activities are conducive to a virtual environment and this model will persist. Organizations have to develop remote capabilities and acquire technology to support them.

• Quality Management Maturity (QMM). QMM is about rewarding organizations who have robust processes, thoroughly understand their supply chain, adhere to risk management protocols, and actively focus on continuous improvements.

• Differentiating Intelligently (AI). At the core of this transformation is an important shift from event-driven, reactive, experience-based operations toward data-driven, predictive, and evidence-based ones only made possible using AI-capable software solutions.

2023-02-08

In this event for the CQI Wales Branch, Alexander Woods, CQI Policy Manager, will lead an interactive session where we will attempt to unpick some of the key questions facing quality assurance, how seriously, or otherwise, they are being considered by your organisation, and priorities for providing assurance in an ever-changing world.

Organisations must have effective systems of governance, assurance, and improvement to sustain delivery of high-quality products and services, meeting the needs and expectations of their interested parties. This is the basis on which the CQI’s Competence Framework is build.

In a world experiencing rapid advances in technology, shifting consumer values and expectations, and a turbulent political and economic environment, how do organisations continue to provide assurance to their interested parties? Does the progress of digital technology require entirely new approaches to assurance, is the status quo being fundamentally challenged, do organisations have to rethink how and who they consider as “customer”? Or does these shifting sands represent an unwelcome distraction to the core and well-established “norms” of quality assurance?

In this event for the CQI Wales Branch, Alexander Woods, CQI Policy Manager, will lead an interactive session where we will attempt to unpick some of the key questions facing quality assurance, how seriously, or otherwise, they are being considered by your organisation, and priorities for providing assurance in an ever-changing world.

About the Speaker:

Alexander Woods - Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) Policy Manager

Alexander Woods is Policy Manager for the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI), responsible for developing CQI’s research and development, advocacy and stakeholder engagement, and standards development programmes. As well as supporting the CQI’s research to understand “Quality 4.0”, he has been leading a project to examine assurance in a digitally-transformed world of work.

2023-02-01

Industry specialists from PwC and ETQ present the importance of accurate, integrated quality data. Siloed or inaccurate data with no clear indication of what's important results in an inability to discover critical trends and insights. Without this visibility into manufacturing data, organizations are unable to make informed decisions which leads to higher initial costs, increased scrap, rework and warranty costs and delayed revenue, thanks to a hamstrung new product introduction process.

By monitoring accurate quality data from all key sources including QMS, MES, ERP, and CRM systems, and understanding data patterns and trends, you can turn data into information and information into intelligence. Harmonized data gives leaders the information they need to make timely, proactive decisions that reduce risk and cost.

The webinar focused on:

• The risks and costs of siloed, inaccurate data;

• The benefits of harmonized accurate data;

• The importance of integrated data;

• How advanced analytics increases data value;

• What is a quality data lake and its benefits;

• The path to data harmonization;

• Best practices and next steps.

2023-01-27

 CQI Integrated Management SIG (Special Interest Group) online event :

About this event

The process of integrating requirements from multiple management system standards into a singular management system, otherwise known as “integrated management system” remains a daunting task for many forward-thinking organisations all over the world. The CQI Integrated Management Special Interest Group (IMSIG) is proud to host a webinar on the integrated use of management system standards. In this interactive presentation, we will look at practical guidance on how to integrate requirements of multiple ISO standards into an organization’s management system, both effectively and efficiently.

Be prepared to be challenged; we will be covering key elements of the ISO Handbook: 2nd Edition -

• Management System Features

• Management System Standards;

• Integration challenges and benefits;

• Maintaining and improving integration.

About the Speaker:

Michael W McLean, Managing Director of McLean Management Consultants Pty Ltd (Australia). He was the ISO Task Force 5 Convenor that revised the 2008 Integrated Use of Management System Standards (IUMSS) handbook published in 2018 and received ISO Secretary General Excellence Award for his excellent & dedicated contribution. He will describe how quality management professionals can consolidate and integrate multiple ISO and non-ISO management system standards into an organization’s management system, both effectively and efficiently through IUMSS Cases in Point.

Michael is an experienced private sector manager largely in engineering and an Academic Fellow of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI). Throughout his 35+ years of consulting, he has been providing advice to organisations for strategy, supply chain research, project based continual improvement and management systems from micro to SME and Multinationals and governments, in Australia and internationally. His clients are from automotive, defence, finance, infrastructure, manufacturing, mining and transport. Michael is a Dr Joseph M Juran Medalist, Shilkin Prize recipient and Senior Fellow of the Australian Graduate School of Leadership and guest lecturer in the MSc and MBA for Operations and Supply Chains.

2023-01-27

Теми на обучението:

• Ефективна процедура за борба с плагиатството във висшите учебни заведения - основни функционалности на системата за борба с плагиатството StrikePlagiarism.com;

• Влияние на сравнителните бази данни върху ефективността на системата за борба с плагиатството;

• Процедури и принципи за борба с плагиатството във висшите учебни заведения, основани на интернет базираната система на StrikePlagiarism.com;

• Причини за прилагане на решения за борба с плагиатството във висшето образование.

2023-01-24