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    Cost of Poor Quality –Understanding and Improving

    Are you looking for a way to better your business? Then, this is the seminar for you. This seminar is for companies that want to identify and eliminate unnecessary quality costs.

    The seminar topics:
  • Misconceptions about Quality, Productivity & Costs
  • Linking Quality to Productivity
  • Linking Quality to Profitability
  • Linking Quality to Competitiveness
  • Principles of Quality Cost
  • Hidden Cost of Quality & Their Effects
  • Basics of Reducing Quality Costs
  • Case Studies
  • Instructor, Gazar “Gary” Bagdasarian has spent most of his 28-year career with General Electric in US Domestic and International markets. He joined GE’s Global Sourcing Operations in 1999 and was in charge of supplier development and sourcing of packaged diesel generator sets and climate control equipment for GE’s Energy Rentals Business. He is currently Senior Supplier Quality Engineer for GE’s Energy Services Businesses. Gary is a Senior ASQ Member.

    Gary earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Power Systems Engineering from Cairo University in Egypt. He holds an MBA in Management and Finance from Manhattan College in New York City, and a Master of Science Degree in Quality Assurance from California State University in Dominguez Hills.

    Gary has developed the following for GE’s Power Plant Business:
           (1) Quality Manual for Site Management of Power Plant Projects based on ISO 9000 Quality Standards
           (2) Pre-qualification of Subcontractors for Power Plant Construction Projects: Development of Questionnaire and             Evaluation Screen using Design For Six Sigma - Commercial Quality Methodology

    Gary has published the following research papers on Quality:
           (1) Quality Improvement is Essential for Maintaining Competitiveness
           (2) Quality Improvement is an Essential Requirement for Improving Productivity (3) Quality vs Safety:              Behavior- Based Safety Management

    Come find out just how much you could be saving!

    Clear your calendar and mark the date!  
    DATE: October 13, 2008
    Location: Best Western Royal Plaza
                     Marlborough, MA

    Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
     

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