Measurements and Standards in Quality Management: Developments and Trends - 06.01.14
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Video recordind of the conference
Monday, January 6 2014
at the Dorothy de Rothschild Open University of Israel campus
1 University Road, Raanana
  Morning Session (in English)
Chair: Dr. Diamanta Benson-Karhi, The Mathematics and Computer Science department – Industrial Engineering & Management program
8:30 Reception/Coffee & refreshments
9:00 Welcome speeches/Opening remarks:
Prof. Jacob (Kobi) Metzer, President, The Open University of Israel (OUI)
Prof. Zippy Erlich, Head of the Mathematics and Computer Science department, (OUI)
Dr. Yuval Cohen, Head of the Industrial Engineering and Management program, (OUI)

Prof. Ron S. Kenett, KPA Ltd., University of Torino, Italy
On Measurement, Standards, Information and Insights: The Linking Thread

Prof. Haim Shore, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
Determining Measurement Error Requirements to Satisfy Statistical Process Control Performance Requirements

Keynote speaker
Mrs. Antonella Adamus, Program Manager, British Standard Institution (BSI), UK.
BSI and Excellence in Standardization

Mr. Isaac D. Akerman, HLS Program Manager and Israel's NC Secretary to IEC, SII (Standards Institution of Israel)
Organizational Preparedness Management System Standards – Is it that simple?
11:10 Coffee break/Networking
11:30 Dr. Jacqueline Asscher, Department of Quality and Reliability Engineering, Kinneret Academic College, Israel
Workshop on Extending the Standard GR&R (Gauge Repeatability and Reproducibility)

Prof. David Steinberg, Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Statistical Models for GR&R (Gauge Repeatability and Reproducibility) Studies

Keynote speaker:
Prof. Maurice Cox, National Physical Laboratory (NPL), England
Revision of the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement – Impact on National Metrology Institutes and Industry
13:30 Lunch

Evening Session (in Hebrew)
Chairs: Dr. Yuval Cohen, The Mathematics and Computer Science department - Industrial Engineering & Management program & Mrs. Mirit Ziman-Shomer, Israel Society For Quality (I.S.Q.)
14:00 Reception/Coffee & refreshments
14:30 Session Co-Chair: Mrs. Mirit Ziman-Shomer, Israel Society for Quality (ISQ)

Welcome speeches/Opening remarks:
Prof. Zippy Erlich, Head of the Mathematics and Computer Science department, The Open University of Israel
Mr. Dov Peri, Chairman – Israel Society for Quality (ISQ)
Dr. Yuval Cohen, Head of the Industrial Engineering and Management program, The Open University of Israel

Dr. Sigalit Mudahi, CMQ/OE, Accreditation General Manager Deputy, Israel Laboratory Accreditation Authority
Organization's Accreditation Benefits

Mr. Moshe Ekroni, VP Quality Management, Verint Systems Ltd.
Considerations in Planning and Implementation of Performance Measurements System in Organizations

Dr. Tamar Gadrich, Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, ORT Braude College of Engineering, Israel
Correlation Paradox of Binary Classification Systems

Associate Prof. Emil Bashkansky, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, ORT Braude College of Engineering, Israel
Human Error Analysis and Prevention by Quality Engineering and Managerial Tools
16:20 Coffee break/Networking
16:40 Mr. Itshak Goldshtein, Management Processes Improvement Specialist
Performance Measurement as a Primary Management Tool

Mrs. Liora Shoshani, Quality Management consultant
Regulation Management as Added Value to the Organization and its Customers

Dr. Shuki Dror, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, ORT Braude College of Engineering, Israel
The Balanced Scorecard Versus Quality Award Models as Strategic Frameworks
17:55 Round table discussion – speakers answer questions from participants and discuss trends and developments in measurements and standards