October 26, Friday: Six Sigma, Sigma-metrics, and World Class Quality Consequences |
09:00 - 10:50 |
Sten Westgard |
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Quality Systems: ISO 15189 and Six Sigma Convergence Six Sigma Concepts: Sigma Scale, Common Rankings and Sigma Equation for Analytical Process Six Sigma Tool: Method Decision Chart – Graphic Assessment of Quality Six Sigma Tool: Opspecs Charts for Optimal Design of QC Procedures Six Sigma Tool: Normalized Opspecs Charts for Unified View of QC Design |
10:50 - 11:10 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
11:10 - 12:30 |
Sten Westgard |
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Six Sigma performance Specifications (Total Allowable Error): Sources, Global Survey on Goals, and Recommended Global Benchmarks Six Sigma: Best Practices for Obtaining Estimates of Bias and Imprecision Six Sigma: How to evaluate and assess different sources for Bias: Accuracy –based EQA, Consensus-based EQA, Peer Group program, Assayed Controls, etc. |
12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
13:30 – 14:00 |
Sten Westgard |
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Application Break: Group Break-out to calculate sigma-metrics of data from Turkish published laboratory performance data |
14:00 – 15:30
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Sten Westgard |
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Six Sigma Examples: Individual Case Studies of Six Sigma Calculations Six Sigma Examples: Case Studies of Outcomes, Benefits, Efficiencies, Savings and Other Practical Gains Obtained from Six Sigma Implementation Advantages from Adopting a Six Sigma Quality System for Labs, Regions, and Countries Examples of Sigma Metric Implementation in Real –World labs |
15:30 – 15:50 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
15:50 – 16:50 |
Sten Westgard |
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Measurement Uncertainty, Why You Must Calculate it, But you may never use it Risk Management, EP23, IQCP, and the New six sigma QC Frequency Nomogram A quick review of Six Sigma and “WESTGARD RULES” |
16:50 – 17:00 |
Sedef Yenice |
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Error Free Lab Work: Is it an achievable target? |
17:00 – 17:30 |
Sten Westgard and Sedef Yenice |
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Conclusion Remarks Certification of Sigma-Metric Quality Managers |