Content by Quality Digest
Canada Awards for Excellence
Tue, 09/05/2006 - 22:00
The 22nd Canada Awards for Excellence, equivalent to the Baldrige Awards in the United States, will be announced Oct. 24 at the Performance Excellence Summit in Toronto. The National Quality Institute administers the awards and will host… Minitab Launches Quality Companion 2
Mon, 08/28/2006 - 22:00
Minitab Inc. recently released Quality Companion 2, software designed to help manage and execute Six Sigma projects. Quality Companion 2 complements Minitab’s statistical software and simplifies process improvement by helping teams plan,… Asia Pacific Quality Award Winners
Mon, 08/28/2006 - 22:00
The Mexican Institute for Quality Control recently announced the winners of the International Asia Pacific Quality Awards for 2006. The annual award program is sponsored by the Asia Pacific Quality Organization and administered by the Walter L… Tennessee Program Ranks Higher
Mon, 08/28/2006 - 22:00
The University of Tennessee’s undergraduate supply-chain management and logistics program ranked no. 6 in U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Colleges list for 2007. The program was ranked No. 7 for 2006. In the 2007 edition, the… Lean Sigma and Quality Conference Approaches
Mon, 08/28/2006 - 22:00
Best Practices LLC’s Global Benchmarking Council will host a quality conference in St. Louis Sept. 20–22. "Unleashing Business Success Through Breakthroughs in Lean Sigma & Quality" will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. It will… September Best Practices Conference
Mon, 08/28/2006 - 22:00
Quality Excellence for Suppliers of Telecommunications (QuEST Forum) will hold its 7th annual Best Practices Conference in in Durham, North Carolina, this September. The event will take place at the Durham Marriott at the Civic Center, Sept… CVS/pharmacy Donates for ALS Research
Tue, 08/22/2006 - 22:00
CVS/pharmacy recently donated $2.1 million to the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Therapy Alliance in support of new research initiatives into the disease. CVS—the largest retail pharmacy chain in the U.S.—raised the money through a customer-… Transport Pharmaceuticals Appoints New CEO
Tue, 08/22/2006 - 22:00
Dennis Goldberg was recently appointed CEO of Transport Pharmaceuticals Inc., a provider of drugs and medical devices for the topical treatment of dermatological conditions. Goldberg has 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and… Nonin Medical Buys MedAir AB
Tue, 08/22/2006 - 22:00
Nonin Medical Inc. recently acquired MedAir AB, a Swedish medical-technology company. MedAir specializes in developing and manufacturing optical equipment for medical-gas analysis, and the purchase will enable Nonin to broaden its products and… ISO 9001 Update Delayed
Mon, 08/21/2006 - 22:00
The release of an updated version of ISO 9001 has been delayed until the middle of 2009. The update was scheduled for release in 2008, but a failure to obtain sufficient support for a draft of the standard at a meeting recently held in Ireland…
