Call Meeting to Order & Record Attendance

Planning and Operations

UNCONFIRMED MINUTES

OCTOBER 17, 2005

PITTSBURGHMARRIOTTCITYCENTER

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

These minutes are not final until confirmed by the Task Group in writing or by vote at a subsequent meeting. Information herein does not constitute a communication or recommendation from the Task Group and shall not be considered as such by any agency.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2005

Call meeting to order & record attendance

The following representatives were in attendance:

NMC Voting Member in Attendance:

Attendees:

PRI Staff in Attendance:

David Alexander

Jerry Aston

John Barrett

Jim Bennett

Don Buehler

Jeff Conrad

Nigel Cook

Marcel Cuperman

Bill Dumas

Laura Fisher

Phil Ford

Rebekah Foutz

Jennifer Gallagher

Lisa Glavan

Mike Graham

Mike Gutridge

Arshad Hafeez

Judy Herilla

Lisa Knestrick

Ryuichi Koyoma

Liu Le

Jim Lewis

David Luoni

Heather Meyer

Scott Nelson

Julie Rubright

Seema Saleem

Glenn Shultz

Ian Simpson

1.0Review of Open Action Items from Previous Meeting

The open action items from the July 2005 meeting were reviewed.

2.0Supplier merit data analysis

• Chemical Processing Task Group Update
• Heat Treating Task Group Update

Ward Barcafer, Chemical Processing Task Group Chair gave an update regarding Chemical Processing supplier merit status. The Chemical Processing task group is recommending that NMC request to have merit listed as a Supplier Support Committee metric. It was noted that the task group has no control over this issue, and suppliers have financial incentive to achieve this metric. The Chemical processing task group also asked the NMC to standardize merit guidelines across all task groups. (See attached presentation for more details)

Doug Matson, Heat Treating Task Group Chair gave an update regarding the merit status of Heat Treating suppliers. The task group has determined the reason suppliers are falling off merit is due to changes in criteria. (See attached presentation for more details)

ACTION ITEM: Standardization sub-committee to look further into supplier merit requirements across all task groups

3.0Baseline Status

Ward Barcafer gave an update on the Chemical Processing task group baseline status.

Jim Lewis gave an update on the Coatings task group baseline status.

Doug Matson gave an update on the Heat Treating task group baseline status.

Keith Kastner gave an update on the Materials Testing task group baseline status.

Phil Keown gave an update on the NDT task group baseline status. NDT task group proposed the task group use 2/3 majority vote rule in order to complete their baseline initiative and have the baseline documents approved. A motion was made by the NMC to approve this proposal. The motion was seconded and approved. It was noted that Pratt & Whitney on the record opposed the 2/3 majority vote rule regarding the NDT baseline initiative.

Scott Nelson gave an update on the NMSE task group baseline status.

Wayne Canary gave an update on the Welding task group baseline status.

Lance Loeks gave an update on the Composites task group baseline status.

ACTION ITEM: all task groups to ballot baseline documents. NMC primes to get company position on baseline documents and bring back to NMC.

ACTION ITEM: the task group standardization sub-team to look at all task group baseline reports, review and bring back recommendations to NMC at January 2006 meeting.

4.0Adjourn