Content by Quality Digest
A New Standard for Labels
Tue, 08/08/2006 - 22:00
The International Organization for Standardization has published a new standard to clarify types of environmental labels used to designate potentially harmful products. ISO 14025:2006, "Environmental labels and declarations—Type III… NCQA Standard for Managed Care Plans
Tue, 08/08/2006 - 22:00
The National Committee for Quality Assurance recently added new requirements for health plans seeking accreditation to its Quality Plus program. The change becomes effective in 2007.Candidate health plans will have to demonstrate that they… Constance Morella Gets a Leadership Award
Tue, 08/08/2006 - 22:00
The U.S. World Standards Day Planning Committee recently named Constance A. Morella, U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, as the recipient of the Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award. Morella… Automation Fair in Baltimore
Mon, 08/07/2006 - 22:00
The 2006 Automation Fair will present industry leaders’ success stories Oct. 25–26 in Baltimore. The event focuses on value-added services and solutions, integrated control and information architecture, and advanced automation products. In… Six Sigma and Quality Breakthroughs to Be Shared
Mon, 08/07/2006 - 22:00
Representatives from companies such as The Ritz-Carlton, Accident Fund, Raytheon, Sonoco and DuPont will present winning tactics and case studies to business executives Sept. 20–22 in St. Louis. “Unleashing Business Success Through… Consumer Confidence Index Goes Up
Mon, 08/07/2006 - 22:00
The July Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index was 106.5, up 1.1 from the assessment performed in June.“Consumer confidence continues to hold steady, with the prognosis little changed from last month,” says Lynn Franco, director of The… Conference to Shed Light on Safe Quality Food
Mon, 08/07/2006 - 22:00
The 2006 Safe Quality Food Institute Conference will promote discussions on the learning successes of the SQF Food Safety Certification Program and its global effects. The event will comprise sessions on global food safety certification,… A New Guide to Lean Kaizen
Mon, 08/07/2006 - 22:00
A Team Leader’s Guide to Kaizen Events , a new guide from Breakthrough Management Press serves as an armchair coach for those who are leading lean kaizen events within their organization,” says Neil DeCarlo, Breakthrough Management Group’s… SigmaXL Updates Excel Add-ins
Tue, 08/01/2006 - 22:00
SigmaXL, a provider of Excel add-ins for statistical and graphical analysis, recently released a new version of its flagship software. SigmaXL Version 5 includes multiple dotplots, improved multiple linear regressions, enhanced measurement… Pentacle, MoreSteam.com Join for Training
Tue, 08/01/2006 - 22:00
Pentacle Partners and MoreSteam.com recently partnered to offer a training program for lean and Six Sigma. Pentacle Partners is a consulting and training services provider, and MoreSteam.com provides online lean and Six Sigma training.The…
