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Las Vegas Six Sigma Conference Announced
Mon, 07/26/2004 - 22:00
WCBF will hold a Six Sigma conference in Las Vegas this October, the company recently announced. “Successfully Implementing Six Sigma in Service and Transactional Environments” will be held Oct. 19-21 at the Venetian. It is being billed as… TÜV America Expands Operations Into Canada
Mon, 07/26/2004 - 22:00
TÜV America Inc. recently announced a new subsidiary, TÜV Canada SÜD Group Inc., which will expand the global company into Canada. TÜV Canada SÜD Group Inc. will offer Canadian companies registration services to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO… New NCQA Data Clarifies Physician Quality
Mon, 07/26/2004 - 22:00
A new partnership between NCQA and the GeoAccess division of Ingenix will provide consumers with a comprehensive listing of quality health care. A searchable database, available on NCQA’s Web site, allows visitors to search for a physician… Six Sigma Conference Speakers Announced
Wed, 07/21/2004 - 22:00
Several well-known Six Sigma practitioners will speak at a September Six Sigma conference in Chicago. Gayle J. Gibson, a Six Sigma champion at DuPont Electric and Communication Technologies, will open the Worldwide Conventions and Business… ASQ Announces Six Sigma Roundtable
Wed, 07/21/2004 - 22:00
The American Association for Quality will host an exclusive two-day briefing for top Six Sigma practitioners in September. The roundtable is limited to 150 participants to give each person greater one-on-one time with attendees and… New Six Sigma Workshop Announced
Wed, 07/21/2004 - 22:00
Rath & Strong recently introduced its Lean Booster course, a system designed to supercharge existing Six Sigma programs. The company reports that organizations will see results from the course teachings within two weeks—without starting… Flood of Recalls Might Be Due to Poor Economy
Mon, 07/19/2004 - 22:00
Economists and analysts speculate that a recent rash of recalled high technology products might be due to the poor economy. In January, Kyocera Wireless recalled 140,000 of its cell phone batteries, citing concerns that they could overheat.… Online Database Puts Health Care Quality in Consumers’ Hands
Mon, 07/19/2004 - 22:00
Consumers who want to give their health care providers a “check up” can easily do so with a new resource accessible in minutes. Quality Check, a Web-based database of thousands of health care providers, lists their accreditation status, latest… Research Links Environment and Productivity
Mon, 07/19/2004 - 22:00
Preliminary findings from a landmark study on the impact of workstations on employee productivity show clear associations between performance and environmental conditions. The study was conducted by Alan Hedge, a renowned Cornell University… MetricStream Partners With Documentum
Mon, 07/19/2004 - 22:00
A new partnership between MetricStream and Documentum will integrate two of the companies’ most popular software sets. The integration will help clients maintain compliance with the content-centric requirements in quality initiatives like…