ETQ Reliance Customer Conference

9:00am – 4:30 pm CT

ETQ Designer Advanced

Delve deeper into configurations that can improve processes in ETQ Reliance. This will involve exploring both underutilized settings in Designer and settings that can be optimized with a basic understanding of ETQScript.
Prerequisite:
• Intermediate Knowledge of ETQ Reliance.
• Completion of Intermediate Designer Certification Training in Academy.
• Basic understanding of ETQScript.

ETQ Designer Fundamentals

Showcasing what can be achieved in ETQ Designer without the need for deep technical skill. Leveraging configuration capabilities to create and modify forms, workflows, and user views. Using features such as Visibility Rules and Expression Builder for code-free automation.
Prerequisite
• Basic Knowledge of ETQ Reliance.
• Completion of Basic Designer Certification in Academy.

ETQScript Advanced

The ultimate test of ETQScript knowledge. We’ll cover advanced ETQScript topics such as Task and ETQScript Profiles, leveraging Data Access Objects (DAO) in script, and advanced view configuration. Additionally learn more about best practices to ensure advanced scripts don’t negatively impact system performance.
Prerequisite:
• Deep experience configuring application in ETQ Reliance.
• Intermediate to advanced experience with coding/scripting.
• Completion of Advanced Designer Certification in Academy.

Evening Reception

6:00-9:00 pm CT, Event Lawn at the Hilton Anatole
Quality Creates…Connections! Kick off the conference with heavy appetizers and drinks. Join your peers and ETQ staff on the event lawn at the Hilton Anatole for an evening of fun.

Morning Break

October 9, 2024
10:45 AM-11:15 AM CT

So, You Have a Bunch of Quality Data. Now What?

October 9, 2024
2:00 PM-3:00 PM CT
It’s all about the data. At the end of the day, how you manage quality, how you make decisions and how you measure results all come from the data that is in ETQ Reliance as well as other systems. In this session, we will look at the some of the newest reporting, analytics and AI/ML capabilities, including enhancements to the Quality Data Lake (QDL), Predictive Quality Analytics (PQA) and Closed Loop Quality.

Afternoon Break

October 9, 2024
3:00 PM-3:30 PM CT

Tips and Tricks: Getting the Most Out of Your EQMS System

October 9, 2024
3:30 PM-4:30 PM CT
We all have our favorite short cut or hack when using ETQ Reliance. Tips & Tricks has been a highly anticipated session at every conference. This year, we will include ETQ’s shortcuts as well as fresh ideas and approaches that customers have shared with us recently.

Innovation Excellence Awards

October 9, 2024
4:30 PM-5:15 PM CT
For more than 20 years, ETQ has proudly bestowed the “Innovation Excellence Award” to customers who show innovative and novel ways to leverage ETQ Reliance in the pursuit of optimal quality. This year – you, our customers – will have a voice in determining who wins! Hear from your peers and analyze their entries, and vote for the innovative quality idea you think is most deserving to win this year’s award!

Evening Celebration at Sandy Pickle

October 9, 2024
6:30 PM-10:00 PM CT
Quality Creates…Competition! Join us at Sandy Pickle for an evening packed with excitement and fun. Fuel up with tasty finger foods and drinks – then it’s game on. Square up with your fellow customers or your favorite ETQers on the pickleball and beach volleyball courts, show off your golf swing in the virtual golf simulators, or relax on the patio. Comfortable clothes recommended. We’ll take care of transportation to and from Sandy Pickle.

Breakfast

October 9, 2024
7:30 AM-8:30 AM CT

The ROI for Future Quality Investments

October 10, 2024
8:30 AM-9:30 AM CT
How can you justify the funding for an EQMS while other parts of your organization are also competing for those same funds? It’s easy when talking in business terms. We’ll provide you with guidance on how to create a strategy to effectively communicate the value of quality initiatives to key stakeholders and present a compelling business case that highlights the ROI for ongoing EQMS investments.

Maximize the Potential for Your Quality Program by Integrating Key Enteprise Systems

October 10, 2024
9:30 AM-10:30 AM CT
Quality organization can be plagued with multiple copies of similar data, inconsistent and missing data – all which delays the ability to effectively respond to quality incidents . Siloed systems are the enemy of great quality and an impediment to creating an agile, data-driven manufacturing ecosystem. Learn where customers are driving the most value from integrating a variety of enterprise systems, including ERPs, PLMs, MES’, CRMs and others.

Your Future Awaits. Moving to ETQ Reliance NXG – Why Now?

October 10, 2024
9:30 AM-10:30 AM CT
Join this interactive session and learn how you can achieve optimal quality management operations across your organization with ETQ Reliance. Start today with a sustainable and proven migration process that saves time and cost. And, drive quality utilizing your EQMS as a single source of truth.

Morning Break

October 10, 2024
10:30 AM-11:00 AM CT

Beating the Employment Crisis and Fueling Your Quality Program with Shop Floor to Top Floor Connected Worker Technology

October 10, 2024
11:00 AM-12:00 PM CT
Growing workforce shortages and turnover add to the pressures of controlling costs, mitigating business risks, and meeting production and quality goals. Staying quality-focused and using technology to empower quality and frontline teams can provide answers and a path to manufacturing excellence. Join this session to learn more about the integrated ETQ Reliance Connected Worker solution.

Ensuring Quality and Compliance in a Changing Landscape

October 10, 2024
11:00 AM-12:00 PM CT
According to the the Office of the Federal Register, there are 8 new federal regulations issued every day. With constant change, how do you keep up with the federal, industry and customer requirements? Start by automating and scaling your quality processes to handle the demands of compliance, mitigate risk and manage audits. Join this session to learn how to leverage ETQ Reliance to quickly adapt to change and harmonize quality processes, data and outcomes so that your organization reduces the risk of non-compliance.

Lunch

October 10, 2024
12:00 PM-1:00 PM CT

Quality Cost$ – Poor Quality Costs More

October 10, 2024
1:00 PM-2:00 PM CT
20% of every dollar spent can be wasted due to inefficiencies. “Shift left” with your quality program and build quality management into the entire product lifecycle to eliminate scrap, rework and waste during the production process. Set global quality standards and deliver better quality products to your customers today.

Safety Problems are Quality Problems: A Customer Panel

October 10, 2024
1:00 PM-2:00 PM CT

Employee safety is mission critical to most companies. Safety incidents are quality incidents and can also be a source of critical business disruption. Learn how to build a safety culture that protects people and processes equally.

Bring Suppliers Into Your Quality Processes

October 10, 2024
2:00 PM-3:00 PM CT
According to research, 69% of companies do not have total visibility into their supply chain. Remove blinders and proactively mitigate supplier risk to achieve visibility into the financial impact supplier quality has on your bottom line.

Inspect What You Expect

October 10, 2024
2:00 PM-3:00 PM CT
As the saying goes, what gets measured gets managed. Join this session to learn more about the new Inspection Management application and how it can help you identify, track and resolve issues sooner throughout manufacturing. This new capability offers data and process frameworks to reduce the cost of quality and drive continuous improvement.

Afternoon Break

October 10, 2024
3:00 PM-3:30 PM CT

Quality Journey Panel

October 10, 2024
3:30 PM-4:30 PM CT
A PwC report showed that 7.5% of paper documents get completely lost and another 3% get misfiled. Stop losing the paper files (and your sanity). Learn how your peers leveraged their EQMS as a centralized platform to manage and communicate information for resolving systemic or recurring issues throughout the organization – and saved a few trees during the process.

Innovation Award Announcement and Closing Remarks

October 10, 2024
4:30 PM-5:00 PM CT