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Jidoka is one of the core principles of the Toyota Production System, one that empowers production-line workers to take immediate action the moment a defect is detected. The worker who discovers the defect pulls a red cord, and the entire assembly line stops. Co-workers and the supervisor rush over…
Carl Zeiss Microscopy
(Carl Zeiss: Oberkochen, Germany) -- The successful O-INSPECT multisensor measuring machine from Carl Zeiss allows easy, accurate, and efficient inspection of complex parts. It can be used in electronics and plastics industries, for medical and automotive technology, and precision engineering.…
Carl Zeiss Microscopy
(Carl Zeiss: Oberkochen, Germany) -- The successful O-INSPECT multisensor measuring machine from Carl Zeiss allows easy, accurate, and efficient inspection of complex parts. It can be used in electronics and plastics industries, for medical and automotive technology, and precision engineering.…
National Quality Forum
(NQF: Washington) -- The National Quality Forum (NQF) has announced that Norton Healthcare has been named the recipient of the 2011 NQF National Quality Healthcare Award for its exceptional organizational leadership and innovation to achieve quality improvement. The award will be presented in…
National Quality Forum
(NQF: Washington) -- The National Quality Forum (NQF) has announced that Norton Healthcare has been named the recipient of the 2011 NQF National Quality Healthcare Award for its exceptional organizational leadership and innovation to achieve quality improvement. The award will be presented in…
Siemens PLM Software
(Siemens Corp: Munich, Germany) -- Product life-cycle management (PLM) is the process of managing the entire life cycle of a product, from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal. Siemens PLM Software shares strategies for improving PLM at your company through the…
Siemens PLM Software
(Siemens Corp: Munich, Germany) -- Product life-cycle management (PLM) is the process of managing the entire life cycle of a product, from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal. Siemens PLM Software shares strategies for improving PLM at your company through the…
Makino
(Makino: Tokyo) -- Makino has released MPmax, a real-time machine process-monitoring and data-management software solution. By connecting multiple machines on a single network to a centralized computer, MPmax enables manufacturers to retrieve, store, and analyze high volumes of machine data in…
Makino
(Makino: Tokyo) -- Makino has released MPmax, a real-time machine process-monitoring and data-management software solution. By connecting multiple machines on a single network to a centralized computer, MPmax enables manufacturers to retrieve, store, and analyze high volumes of machine data in…
ZweigWhite
(ZweigWhite: Fayetteville, AR) -- ZweigWhite’s first course in its new Project Management eLearning Inititative—“Managing Project Communications”—recently achieved approval by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), allowing course takers to earn AIA learning units that apply toward their…
ZweigWhite
(ZweigWhite: Fayetteville, AR) -- ZweigWhite’s first course in its new Project Management eLearning Inititative—“Managing Project Communications”—recently achieved approval by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), allowing course takers to earn AIA learning units that apply toward their…
NeoMetrix Technologies Inc.
(NeoMetrix Technologies Inc.: Lake Mary, FL) -- NeoMetrix Technologies Inc., a proven provider of solutions for reverse engineering and rapid prototyping, has announced a hands-on workshop to be held in Orlando, Florida, April 13, 2011, from 2 p.m.–8 p.m.
“With the economic recovery in full…
NeoMetrix Technologies Inc.
(NeoMetrix Technologies Inc.: Lake Mary, FL) -- NeoMetrix Technologies Inc., a proven provider of solutions for reverse engineering and rapid prototyping, has announced a hands-on workshop to be held in Orlando, Florida, April 13, 2011, from 2 p.m.–8 p.m.
“With the economic recovery in full…
Bill Kalmar
A recent column of mine described how deleting the cheese on a burger resulted in our not receiving a $10 credit. It was an example of a breakdown in customer service. Suffice it to say that contacting corporate management resolved the situation. But the question remains: Why does such a minor…
Bill Kalmar
A recent column of mine described how deleting the cheese on a burger resulted in our not receiving a $10 credit. It was an example of a breakdown in customer service. Suffice it to say that contacting corporate management resolved the situation. But the question remains: Why does such a minor…
MIT News
In recent years, many airplane manufacturers have started building their planes from advanced composite materials, which consist of high-strength fibers such as carbon or glass, embedded in a plastic or metal matrix. Such materials are stronger and more lightweight than aluminum, but they are…
MIT News
In recent years, many airplane manufacturers have started building their planes from advanced composite materials, which consist of high-strength fibers such as carbon or glass, embedded in a plastic or metal matrix. Such materials are stronger and more lightweight than aluminum, but they are…
Tom Pyzdek
Story update 3/29/2011: We corrected an error in the next to last sentence. "p < 0.05" was changed to "p > 0.05."
One of the exercises I assign to students in my training involves creating two histograms from normally distributed random numbers. The results often look similar to those shown…
Tom Pyzdek
Story update 3/29/2011: We corrected an error in the next to last sentence. "p < 0.05" was changed to "p > 0.05."
One of the exercises I assign to students in my training involves creating two histograms from normally distributed random numbers. The results often look similar to those shown…
ITT Analytics
(ITT Corp: White Plains, NY) -- ITT Corp.’s SI Analytics brand has launched the TitroLine titrator series for advanced titration and dosing applications. This series completes SI Analytics’ offering of automatic titrators and includes the TitroLine 6000, TitroLine 7000 and TITRONIC 500 piston…
ITT Analytics
(ITT Corp: White Plains, NY) -- ITT Corp.’s SI Analytics brand has launched the TitroLine titrator series for advanced titration and dosing applications. This series completes SI Analytics’ offering of automatic titrators and includes the TitroLine 6000, TitroLine 7000 and TITRONIC 500 piston…
Agilent Technologies
(Agilent Technologies: Santa Clara, CA) -- Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced the U4154A AXIe-based logic analyzer. The new instrument combines an industry-leading state capture speed of 4 Gb/s on 68 channels and 2.5 Gb/s on 136 channels. It can capture data on eye openings as small as 100…
Agilent Technologies
(Agilent Technologies: Santa Clara, CA) -- Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced the U4154A AXIe-based logic analyzer. The new instrument combines an industry-leading state capture speed of 4 Gb/s on 68 channels and 2.5 Gb/s on 136 channels. It can capture data on eye openings as small as 100…
AMACOM
(AMACOM: New York) -- Author Todd Williams, certified project management professional and accomplished turnaround specialist, shares his field-tested project recovery process with every project manager struggling to avoid—or slog through—a disaster. It is also for, the author stresses, “anyone…
AMACOM
(AMACOM: New York) -- Author Todd Williams, certified project management professional and accomplished turnaround specialist, shares his field-tested project recovery process with every project manager struggling to avoid—or slog through—a disaster. It is also for, the author stresses, “anyone…
