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[Eugene1982]

Dear All,

Please find time to edit my draft minutes below. Anticipating for your quick reply. Many thanks.
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Minutes of Meeting

July 10, 2010

Office Conference Room, ABC Building, DEF Dist., Jeddah

This meeting was held last July 10, 2010 at Office Conference Room, ABC Building, Jeddah. It was presided by Engr. L.

I. Attendees.
The following were present at the meeting:
1. Engr. D - Construction Manager
2. Engr. E - Projects Manager
3. Mr. F - Finance Manager
4. Mr. G - Chief Accountant
5. Engr. H - Project Manager
6. Engr. I - In – Charge, Plumbing & FFW
7. Engr. J - Department Head, Electrical
8. Engr. K - Department Head, Structural
9. Engr. L - QMR/Senior Quality Engineer
10. Engr. M - Department Head, HR
11. Engr. N - Project Manager
12. Mr. O - Department Head, Purchasing
13. Mr. Q - Secretary

II. Discussion.
1. The meeting proper was called into order at 3:05 PM. Engr. L extended his thanks and acknowledgement to all present for attending this brief meeting. This meeting has been purposely called in connection for the upcoming pre-assessment audit of the company on Monday, 12 July 2010 who will be conducted by the SGS Group. Engr. L cited the following items as the scope of the pre-assessment, namely, (i.)Quality Policy, (ii.)Quality Objectives, (iii.)Management Responsibilities/Commitment, (iv.)Quality Procedures and (v.)5’s (Records’ Management). The abovementioned items are also requisites in securing ISO Certificate. Engr. L had further reminded all Managers and Department Heads present to fully understand the above concepts. Pre - assessment will be done through physical inspections of each Department. During pre-assessment each Managers and Department Heads might be asked in relation of each scope of work, how quality policy, quality objectives, management responsibilities, quality procedures and records’ management are being implemented; hence, everyone is advised to answer the questions precisely. The results of this pre-assessment would be a basis of the actual assessment proper and the findings of it would also be the references of the things that the company should revise and comply.
2. Engr. J commented on one of the quality objectives that says “reduce cost of non-conforming materials (scrap and rework) by 10%” which for him is non – achievable. He added that in the construction, included in the costing and estimation is the anticipated 5% waste of materials. 10% is quite big. Further, he suggested that this statement be revised implying non – confirming materials be reduced TO 10% and not BY 10%.
3. Engr. D stressed that non-conforming materials is 0% since all materials to be purchased are thoroughly examined and ensured that these are all conformed on the certain project and have been passed for approval from the project and construction managers and consultants.
4. Engr. L said this has something to do with the quality management wherein there is a need to check, plan, do and act (PDA) and using the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) concept.
5. Engr. I suggested to well define first the terminologies/phrases – scope of these non - confirming materials, scrap and reworks by 10%.
6. Mr. F suggested that since these have not yet been submitted to the Auditors, this statement should reword or rephrase.
7. All present agreed the suggestion.
8. Engr. L requested to give him ample time to restate the said line.
9. Engr. E asked how these non – confirming materials be applied to other departments such as in HR, Purchasing and Accounting. He further suggested that Engr. Rivera will draft possible questions that would be coming out during the pre-assessment.
10. Engr. L answered that drafting possible questions is not necessary as long as one knows each job and understands all these company quality policies, objectives and management. He briefly discussed that in the quality procedure this includes the functions of every department head and each personnel. Records’ Management pertains to the traceability and easy tracking of all files; hence labeling is needed. Engr. L reminded all to please find time to read the company manual.
11. Engr. J asked a copy of the manual; Engr. Rivera replied he’ll give him one.
12. Engr. E commented that the said meeting is fruitful and interactive where everybody is concerned and has shown interest in securing ISO Certificate en shallah.






III. Adjournment.
Meeting adjourned at 4:05 PM.

Attachment: Attendance


Minutes were taken by:


Mr. Q
Secretary


NOTED BY:

Engr. L
QMR/Senior Quality Engineer


Engr. R
General Manager/Owner

[Gillnetter]

Dear All,

Please find time to edit my draft minutes below. Anticipating for your quick reply. Many thanks.
__________________________________________________ ____________

Minutes of Meeting

July 10, 2010

Office Conference Room, ABC Building, DEF Dist., Jeddah

This meeting was held last July 10, 2010 at the Office Conference Room, ABC Building, Jeddah. It was presided by Engr. L.

I. Attendees.
The following were present at the meeting:
1. Engr. D - Construction Manager
2. Engr. E - Projects Manager
3. Mr. F - Finance Manager
4. Mr. G - Chief Accountant
5. Engr. H - Project Manager
6. Engr. I - In – Charge, Plumbing & FFW
7. Engr. J - Department Head, Electrical
8. Engr. K - Department Head, Structural
9. Engr. L - QMR/Senior Quality Engineer
10. Engr. M - Department Head, HR
11. Engr. N - Project Manager
12. Mr. O - Department Head, Purchasing
13. Mr. Q - Secretary

II. Discussion.
1. The meeting proper was called into to order at 3:05 PM. Engr. L extended his thanks and acknowledgement to all present for attending this brief meeting. This meeting has been purposely called in connection for with the upcoming pre-assessment audit of the company on Monday, 12 July 2010 who that will be conducted by the SGS Group. Engr. L cited the following items as the scope of the pre-assessment, namely,
(i.)Quality Policy
(ii.)Quality Objectives
(iii.)Management Responsibilities/Commitment
(iv.)Quality Procedures
(v.) Record Management

The abovementioned items are also requisites in securing the ISO Certificate. Engr. L had further reminded all managers and department heads present to fully understand the above concepts. Pre-assessment will be done through physical inspections of each department. During pre-assessment each Managers manager and department Heads head might be asked, in relation of each scope of work, how quality policy, quality objectives, management responsibilities, quality procedures and records’ management are being implemented; hence, everyone is advised to answer the questions precisely. The results of this pre-assessment would be a basis of the actual assessment proper and the findings of it would also be the references of the things that the company should revise and comply.
2. Engr. J commented on one of the quality objectives that says “reduce cost of non-conforming materials (scrap and rework) by 10%” which for him is non–achievable. He added that in the construction, included in the costing and estimation, is the an anticipated 5% waste of materials. 10% is quite big. Further, he suggested that this statement be revised implying non–confirming materials be reduced TO 10% and not BY 10%.
3. Engr. D stressed that non-conforming materials is 0%, since all materials to be purchased are thoroughly examined and ensured that these are all conformed on the certain project and have been passed for approval from the project and construction managers and consultants.
4. Engr. L said this has something to do with the quality management wherein there is a need to check, plan, do and act (PDA), and using the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) concept.
5. Engr. I suggested to well first define first the terminologies/phrases – scope of these non-confirming materials, scrap and reworks by 10%.
6. Mr. F suggested that since these have not yet been submitted to the auditors, this statement should be reworded or rephrased.
7. All present agreed to the suggestion.
8. Engr. L requested to give him ample time to restate the said line. What is the "said line"?
9. Engr. E asked how these non–confirming materials can be applied to other departments such as in HR, Purchasing and Accounting. He further suggested that Engr. Rivera will draft possible questions that would be coming out during the pre-assessment.
10. Engr. L answered that drafting possible questions is not necessary as long as one knows each job and understands all these of the company's quality policies, objectives and management. He briefly discussed that in the quality procedure this includes the functions of every department head and each all personnel. Records’ Management pertains to the traceability and easy tracking of all files; hence labeling is needed. Engr. L reminded all to please find time to read the company manual.
11. Engr. J asked a copy of the manual; Engr. Rivera replied that he would he’ll give him one.
12. Engr. E commented that the said meeting is was fruitful and interactive where everybody is was concerned and has shown showed an interest in securing the ISO Certificate en shallah.
What is the meaning of en shallah?


III. Adjournment.
Meeting adjourned at 4:05 PM.

Attachment: Attendance


Minutes were taken by:


Mr. Q
Secretary


NOTED BY:

Engr. L
QMR/Senior Quality Engineer


Engr. R
General Manager/Owner

Non-conforming, not non - conforming, no extra spaces needed. You may want to review the rules concerning capitalization. You seem to capitalize for no apparent reason.

[Eugene1982]

Thanks for a million Gillnetter. Helps me a lot. All your corrections and comments are well noted.