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The National Committee for Quality Assurance has released its annual report, "The Value of Care and Caring About Value." Focused on health care quality, the report is intended to benefit employers and consumers showing increasing interest in the topic. "Questions about value are being asked…
TUV America Inc. has added Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series 18001 services to its repertoire. OHSAS 18001 is an occupational health and safety assessment series for occupational health and safety management systems created to enable organizations to control occupational…
Diagnosing heart attacks may become an even more precise science with the advent of the first of a series of new clinical standards issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Standard Reference Material 2921--human cardiac troponin complex--is intended to help…
Rath & Strong has published Whose Fault Is It Anyway? A Modern Fable About Six Sigma (2004). In the tradition of quality-focused books such as I Know It When I See It (AMACOM, 1991), Rath & Strong’s latest entry comes on the heels of its most recent bestseller, The Six Sigma…
Members of an American National Standards Institute delegation have collaborated with senior representatives of the world’s leading radio, information and communications technologies standards organizations in Seoul, Korea, at the ninth Global Standards Collaboration meeting. Among the…
The International Organization for Standardization has launched a Web site to support the International Conference on Social Responsibility to be held on June 21 and 22 in Stockholm, Sweden. As well as addressing the practical aspects of the conference--including online registration and…
TUV America Inc. has appointed three new product safety engineers to its machinery, information, technology and consumer products group. "The addition of highly qualified engineers in each of our three regions will allow TUV to continue to provide a high level of customer services to our…
Carl Zeiss SMT AG has incorporated the electron beam technology business formerly marketed under the LEO brand. LEO will become the new Nanotechnology Systems Division of Carl Zeiss SMT. LEO has been a wholly owned subsdiary of Carl Zeiss SMT AG since 2001. "With this step, we’re…
BSI Management Systems has launched a series of Webinars focused on CMDCAS and ISO 14971. The Canadian Medical Device Conformity Assessment Schedule Webinar is designed for businesses that sell medical devices in Canada. The Webinar is intended to advise participants on how CMDCAS affects…
Six Sigma Management Institute, a consulting and training venture associated with the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University, and IdealHire, a provider of human resources services, have formed the Six Sigma Global Registry, a joint venture for driving Six Sigma…
Worldwide Conventions and Business Forums has scheduled its 2004 "Successfully Implementing Six Sigma in Financial Services" conference. The conference, which is generally regarded as the preeminent Six Sigma conference for the financial service industry, will be held June 23 and 24 at the…
The ETL SEMKO division of Intertek Group plc, a provider of testing, inspection and certification, has acquired 100 percent of the issued share capital of Entela Inc., a world leader in automotive components testing and certification. Entela will become part of the ETL SEMKO division, now…
Elite Management Consulting, a professional services firm, has allied with Omega IQ LLC to provide its clients with "Day 2" PeopleSoft implementation services. The alliance looks to leverage the benefits of lean methodologies by integrating them within clients’ enterprise operations and…
Minitab Inc. has released MINITAB Korean 14, a fully translated, Korean language version of MINITAB Release 14, the company’s statistical software developed for quality professionals. MINITAB Korean 14, which will begin shipping in early June, contains all of the enhancements and…
IQS Inc. has chosen Globix to provide application and infrastructure management services for hosted delivery of its quality solutions. The hosted-delivery capability made possible by the partnership enables manufacturers to experience the benefits of IQS’ quality-based process improvements…
SRI Quality System Registrar has appointed Greg Swan as president and COO. Well-known within the world of third-party registration, Swan previously served as president of another U.S.-based registrar, BVQI-NA. "Greg is a long-time friend and brings excellent industry experience as a…
The U.S. Army Program Management Intelligence and Effects and Raytheon Co. accepted one of five awards given by CrossTalk, the journal of defense software engineering, for developing high-quality government software. Last year, CrossTalk announced plans to identify the top five software…
The International Society of Six Sigma Professionals will hold its fifth annual leadership conference June 2-4 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Keynote speakers at the event include W. James McNerney Jr., 3M chairman and CEO; Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Simon…
A recent Global Benchmarking Council meeting, "Leadership Development and Succession Planning," has concluded that rigorous succession planning and leadership development programs help companies ensure seamless power transitions and reassure investors and customers. The findings of the…
This year’s International Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Forum will be held May 17-19 in Cernobbio, Italy. Global manufacturing companies, government research and development agencies and funding sources, leading university researchers and small- and medium-sized companies from around…
The American Quality Institute has given Dale Gordon the 2004 Leadership Award for his involvement and influence in aerospace quality. Gordon received the award during the 12th annual International Conference on ISO 9000 and Related Standards. He has previously served as the past chairman…
Leap Technologies has entered into an agreement with Motorola University, Motorola Inc.’s corporate university, to provide corporate Six Sigma solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Motorola University will provide Six Sigma expertise and services to organizations looking to combine…
Manufacturing industry executives are optimistic despite plans to reduce their overall workforce by 1.9 percent over the next 12 months, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers Manufacturing Barometer. The first quarter barometer consisted of 80 interviews with a panel of senior…
The Juran Institute Inc. will celebrate the 100th birthday of Joseph M. Juran, the organization’s founder and a pioneering architect of quality management.
The celebration, slated for May 6, 2004, encompasses two other significant anniversaries. This year also marks the 25th anniversary of…
The European Commission has recognized EN ISO 13485:2003 as a harmonized standard for medical device manufacturing quality management systems for regulatory purposes under the three medical device directives, the Medical Device Directive, Active Implantable Medical Device Directive and In…
