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Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. We wish to shine light on Kerma’s own Black History, which started with our co-founders, Joyce Kershaw-Reubel & Earl G. Reubel. In 1991, two outstanding business minded people decided to launch Kerma Medical Products, Inc., a woman-minority owned small business, to penetrate a market that was not inclusive to all, and took it by storm. They were able to knock down doors and gain business opportunities by forming relationships and industry respect by being persistent, consistent, and true to their word. They are the foundation of Kerma and the Core of our Values: Integrity, Accountability, Provide Quality Products and Services, and Initiative. Joyce & Earl created hundreds of jobs for their communities and formulated the strategy for Kerma to be one of the largest diversity manufacturer/supplier companies in the private sector. “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” - Barack Obama Employee/Company Achievements We would like to give our thanks to all employees. We appreciate your hard work and everything you do that supports and allows Kerma to be where we are today! Stay safe and warm as winter poses concern for cold stress and other problems due to the increase in extreme weather conditions. Cold stress occurs by driving down the skin temperature, and eventually the internal body temperature. When the body is unable to warm itself, serious cold-related illnesses and injuries may occur, and permanent tissue damage and death may result. Types of cold stress include: trench foot, frostbite, hypothermia, and chilblains. KMP Connection Newsletter IT Korner 2 Kerma Tips 2 Kommunity News 2 Words from our CEO 3 Manufacturing Insider 3 Safety Tips 4 Newsletter Highlights: THE KMP CONNECTION Page 1. The KMP Connection Kerma Medical Products, Inc. Winter 2024 Volume 1, Issue 4
Kommunity News Kerma Winter Season Tips IT Korner Page 2. THE KMP CONNECTION Suffolk Winter Activities Harlem Nights: A Jazz Social – Highlighting important gures from the Harlem Renaissance at the Suffolk Art Gallery, 2/10/2024, from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Paint and Sip – Join for a relaxing, fun, carefree afternoon as you unleash your inner artist at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, 3/9/2024, from 2:00pm-4:00pm. Cost=$65 Miramar Winter Activities SeaLight Festival – For all ages! Luminescent Nightwalk, Lanterns, Sugar Paintings, and a Bounce House. $25.99 (Adults) & $17.99 (Children). Februrary 1, 2024-March 31, 2024. Thursday-Sunday. 5pm-10pm Reggae Icon Awards - Black History meets Reggae at the Miramar Cultural Center—Banquet Hall. 2/13/2024, Cocktails 6:30pm—Awards Show 7:30pm-11pm. Winter driving can be challenging, but there are several steps you can take to ensure your safety on the road. Here are some tips to help you prepare your vehicle for winter weather: 1) Get your car serviced: Visit your mechanic for a tune-up and ask them to check for leaks, badly worn hoses, or other needed parts, repairs, and replacements. 2) Check your battery: Battery power drops as the temperature drops. Make sure your battery is in good condition and fully charged. 3) Inspect your tires: Make sure your tires have adequate tread depth and are properly inflated. Consider installing snow tires for better traction on snow and ice. 4) Check your cooling system: Make sure your cooling system is in good working order and has the proper level of antifreeze. 5) Keep your gas tank full: Try to keep your gas tank at least half full to avoid gas line freeze-up. 6) Pack an emergency kit: In case you get stranded, pack an emergency kit that includes a blanket, warm clothing, food, water, a flashlight, and a rst-aid kit. 7) Familiarize yourself with your vehicle’s safety technologies: Know whether your vehicle has an antilock brake system and learn how to use it properly. Remember to drive slowly and cautiously, and always wear your seatbelt. Stay safe out there! ChatGPT is an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI that uses deep neural networks to generate human-like text based on prompts from users like you. It is a large language model (LLM) that is pre-trained on massive statistical parameters (175 billion) to examine a gigantic quantity of text. ChatGPT can be a useful tool in the workplace for several reasons: Time-saving: ChatGPT can help you save time by automating certain tasks and making it easier to produce high-quality content. For instance, it can assist with summarizing reports, meeting notes, and other documents, thus saving you the hassle of reading through them yourself. Productivity boost: ChatGPT can help you brainstorm ideas, analyze data, and write content. It can also help you with research and data analysis, which can be time-consuming tasks. Enhanced creativity: ChatGPT can help you come up with new ideas and approaches that you may not have thought of on your own. It can also help you with creative writing tasks, such as drafting business content and announcements. ChatGPT is a powerful tool that can help you save time, boost productivity, enhance creativity, improve communication, and reduce costs in the workplace. By leveraging its capabilities, you can focus on more important tasks and achieve your goals more efciently. Give it a try and see how it can help you today!
A Message from the CEO You may start to hear the terms KPI more in the near future. A Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is a quantifiable metric used to measure progress towards a specific goal or objective. KPIs are essential management tools that help organizations determine if their work is making an impact, demonstrate value, manage resources, and focus improvement efforts. KPIs provide a focus for strategic and operational improvement, create an analytical basis for decision making, and help focus attention on what matters most. Effective KPIs follow the SMART goal framework, meaning that they are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-bound. KPIs can track efficiency, effectiveness, quality, timeliness, governance, compliance, behaviors, economics, project performance, personnel performance, or resource utilization Manufacturing Insider “Wishing you all a Happy New Year! May 2024 bring you good health and prosperity. Reflecting on the success of 2023, we are grateful to support non-prot organizations such as the Eastern Shore Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia, Edmarc Hospice for Children, Mack Benn Elementary School, The Salvation Army USA, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Thank you for being part of the Kerma journey to help others in our community. ” Sincerely, William “Joe” Reubel THE KMP CONNECTION Page 3. Quality Policy Quality isn’t just about offering a product or service that exceeds the standard, but it’s also about the reputation you gain for consistently delivering a customer experience that is “above and beyond.” Customers aren’t going to choose you solely based on price, but often on quality. Your customers expect you to deliver quality products. In fact, studies have shown that customers will pay more for a product or service that they think is made well or exceeds the standard. Your customers expect you to deliver quality products. Quality products make an important contribution to long-term revenue and protability. Quality is critical to satisfying your customers and retaining their loyalty, so they continue to buy from you in the future. what is kpi analysis (casestudy.sbs)
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