“the first in synthetics” ®. established in 1972 focus – manufacturing and marketing major...

“The First In Synthetics” ®

Established in 1972

Focus – Manufacturing and Marketing

Major Product Lines – Synthetic Lubricants and Filtration Products

Privately Owned

AMSOIL

Albert J. Amatuzio

Industry FirstsFirst API rated synthetic motor oil

First Synthetic gear lubricant

First Synthetic automatic transmission fluid

First Synthetic racing oil

First Synthetic marine oil

First Synthetic diesel oil

First Synthetic two-cycle oil

First Extended oil drain recommendation

Other companies have followed AMSOIL’s lead

• Pennzoil• Quaker State• Valvoline• Havoline• Castrol• Mobil• Amoco• Kendall

Duluth / Superior

AMSOIL CENTER

AMSOIL Distribution Centers

Singapore Puerto Rico Malaysia Bermuda Indonesia Jamaica Guyana Guatemala Pakistan Columbia Taiwan Finland Sweden United Kingdom New Zealand Australia Kuwait United Arab Emirates Japan South Korea Thailand Philippines Trinidad/Tobago Ghana Saudi Arabia Denmark South Africa Brazil

Global Customers

• The beginning - 1972

• Quality is the Foundation for all AMSOIL products

• Best of the Best – raw materials, products, packaging and people

• Strictest, Global standards – ISO

Growth - Complexity

If you are in a growing organization there will be complexity.

Complexity is the enemy of everything, especially clarity!

Drivers of Success

• Companies that master the art of doing it right the first time, every time and those that have and use a Quality System - will be successful in the future”. “A Guide for Quality Assurance for Our Members”, SEMA standard (Specialty Equipment Market Association)

• Successful systems:• Reduce material and operational costs• Company more attractive to prospective customers• Pay for themselves over time

Quality touches every aspect of a business.

• The ISO 9001 and 14001 standards provide the framework.

– Like the blueprint for a home.– It specifies the basic materials you need and

how to integrate them to achieve a solid structure.

– It does not prescribe how to decorate it– The way we furnish it, is up to us

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Main Components• Policy• Management Review• Internal and 3rd party Audits• Corrective and Preventive Action• Customer Related Requirements and feedback• Supplier requirements and evaluations• Design and Development• Monitoring and Measurement• Document Control – Knowledge Management• Record Keeping• Product ID Traceability and Non-conformance requirements• Objective Setting• Purchasing Controls and Supplier requirements• Communication• Aspects and Impacts• Analysis of Data• Emergency Preparedness and Response

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Summary• ISO Standards Blueprints• AMSOIL Management System• Based on the 8 Principles of Quality• Customer Focused• Encompass every aspect of our business – competitive

advantage• Environmentally – Prevent Pollution• Manage the identified risks around our ASPECTS responsibly• Prepare for Emergencies• Fact-based decision Making – Analysis of Data• Continuous Improvement• Common Language

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Management System

Anne’ s Bio

• BA Organizational Behavior• 12 years Lab Technician – Health Industry• 19 years in Manufacturing working in:

• Lab• Production• Management• TQM – doing company self assessments using Malcolm Baldridge

Criteria for Performance Excellence• Steering Committee for implementing ISO 9001, 14001, 18001

• 8 years AMSOIL QA Manager – responsibility for:• Quality Assurance – Management Rep for QMS and EMS systems• Safety Systems – OSHA implementation• Environmental Compliance and Sustainability• Regulatory Compliance

• Trained Evaluator for PEN