Quality Control in Wood Products Manufacturing
Quality Control in Wood Products Manufacturing
December 18th-19th, 2018
Corvallis, OR
This workshop will introduce participants to many of the key tools of quality control – brainstorming, Pareto charts, checksheets, flowcharts, cause-and-effect diagrams, design of experiments and statistical process control (SPC). Particular emphasis will be given to SPC. The workshop will involve a mix of lecture and 'hands on' so that participants will gain experience using the tools introduced in the course.
Program Highlights
- Participants will use numerous tools of quality to solve a specific wood products industry case example
- Participants will work 'hands-on' in a computer lab to gain experience using Microsoft Excel to use the tools introduced in the course
Cost: $450
Agenda
| December 18th | |
| 9:00 | Welcome & Introductions |
| 9:15 | Workshop Objectives & Approach |
| 9:30 | Introduction to SPC - Roots & development; philosophy & benefits |
| 10:15 | How & Why SPC works - variability; basic statistics intro using Excel; SPC in a nutshell (histograms) |
| 12:00 | Case Example Intro ("the problem") |
| 12:15 | Pareto analysis & checksheets |
| 1:15 | Flowcharts |
| 2:00 | Cause-and-Effect Diagrams |
| 3:00 | Intro to Design of Experiments |
| 4:00 | Control charts - data collection; anatomy of a control chart |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
| December 19th | |
| 8:00 | Recap of Day 1; Q&A |
| 8:30 | Control charts - for variables data; for attributes data; process capability analysis |
| 12:30 | Control chart examples |
| 1:30 | Lumber/panel size control |
| 3:30 | Continuous process improvement |
| 4:00 | Where to start? |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
Location:
OSU Richardson Hall
Parking:
Parking permits are available for purchase. For more information on how to purchase a permit, please go to the Parking Services website.
Registration:
Registration limited to 20 participants. Workshop fee: $450. Click here to register.
Lodging:
Lodging will be available at the Hilton Garden Inn. Guests wishing to stay at the Hilton can use this link to book a room. Questions can be directed to the Hilton Garden Inn at 541-752-5000. Corvallis does offer a number of other lodging options, which can be found here.