Welcome to the Washington, DC and Maryland Metro Section's website
ASQ Section 509 wishes you all success
and happiness heading into 2019!
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Webmaster at Webmaster@asq509.org.
General Membership Meetings!
We are looking for future speakers to present at our General Membership Meetings. We are also looking for new locations to hold the event. If you are interested in presenting at a future meeting or know of a place to hold our dinner meetings, please contact our Section Chair, Brent Greene, at chair@asq5009.org.
Remember to check our bi-weekly email announcements and event calendar for our next meeting.See you there!
Certification Refresher Courses
The Washington DC and Maryland Metro Section offers refresher courses for some of the ASQ certification examinations. See the Certification and Training Page for the offered courses as well as other training resources.
Certification Examinations - IMPORTANT CHANGES
As of September 1, 2016 exams, ASQ will transitioned to computer-based testing, or CBT, for its exam delivery. Although the application/approval process has not changed, candidates will be required to take an additional step after being approved to schedule their testing appointment with Prometric.
Learn more about these important changes at asq.org/cbt.
For information about certifications available, please visit https://asq.org/cert.
Web site log-in instructions
The log-in instructions are as follows: Click "Login" link on left side. For username, use your First Initial + Last Name For password, use your ASQ membership number. DO NOT ADD LEADING ZEROS. Note: ASQ Section 509 gets new member data once a month. Please wait at least 30 days from joining ASQ before attempting to log into our web site. If login is not successful 30 days from joining ASQ, contact the webmaster (webmaster@asq509.org).
If login is successful, you will see your "My Profile" page with five or six tabs. You may also see the ASQ Newsfeed and links. You will see the newsfeed/links on the "My Profile" page each time you log in. Select the Login/Contact Information Tab to change your Username or password. Password must be at least 7 characters.
News Feeds
Perdue Foods Recalls Over 68,000 Pounds of Chicken Nuggets
By Clyde Hughes
Perdue Foods announced a voluntary recall Thursday of more than 68,000 pounds of frozen chicken breast nuggets because some packages may contain pieces of wood.
The Georgia-based company said the contamination could affect some 49,632 bags of Perdue Simply Smart organic...
News Item · National Feed · Jan 21, 2019
Getting a Better Grip on Reality, Robots Poised for Wider Role on Assembly Lines
By Rich Blake
For a second straight year, visitors to CES couldnt get enough of Forpheus, the ping-pong playing robot.
In fact, hes become something of a meta darling of the annual technology exhibition, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show and which was held earlier this...
News Item · National Feed · Jan 21, 2019
Predictive Capabilities in Manufacturing and Its Impact on Customer Experience
For manufacturers, functioning equipment is the bedrock of business continuity. While there are dozens of reasons why equipment uptime is so important, the most pressing include the fact that end customers rely on capital equipment to keep their doors open, to satisfy customers, and ultimately,...
News Item · National Feed · Jan 21, 2019
AI for Project Management Makes Projects More Strategic
Managing projects is something humans have done ever since there was a reason to delegate a task to someone else. Yet, even in this most human of activities, were seeing AI gain a foothold. Enterprises are using AI for project management to not only improve the way they create, manage and...
News Item · National Feed · Jan 21, 2019