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(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- In celebration of the second annual World Quality Month in November, the American Society for Quality (ASQ) will showcase how advancements and valuable quality contributions have improved incomes for businesses, communities, and institutions worldwide.
During World Quality…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- A new report has found that health care organizations that have won Baldrige National Quality Awards for performance excellence or been considered for a Baldrige Award site visit outperform other hospitals in nearly every metric used to determine the 100 Top…
In the business world we certainly like to toss around choice words to express our ideas. I don’t think I’ve ever used the term “strategic planning” in my home or personal life. I can well imagine my wife’s stare of death (inherited from her two teacher parents) if I ever suggested that we “…
From the perspective of data analysis, rare events are problematic. Until we have an event,
there is nothing to count, and as a result many of our time periods will end up with zero counts.
Since zero counts contain no real information, we need to consider alternatives to counting the rare…
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma (LSS) training and blended learning support technologies, will host “Projects: From Idea to ‘Done’ and Back Again,” a free, one-hour Master Black Belt (MBB) webcast at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 17,…
(Newport Corp: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp., a global leader in lasers and photonics solutions that make, manage, and measure light, announces the 1830-R Optical Power Meter. A newly designed optical meter, the 1830-R provides a drop-in replacement for Newport’s legacy 1830-C Power Meter, which…
(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- The U.S. Agency for International Development’s Economic Prosperity Initiative (EPI) supports the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the country of Georgia’s Georgian Accreditation Center (GAC). The…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Although complex and lengthy, the process of certification to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard, ISO 13485—“Medical devices—Quality management systems—Requirements for regulatory purposes,” can be easily mastered using the simple…
Aircraft Technologies Inc., a leading manufacturer of toilets for corporate jets, saved $20,000 and four weeks in reduced tooling costs and time for a new model by utilizing NVision’s laser scanning and engineering services. “By scanning an existing upper and lower bowl assembly and modifying…
They’re all around us, all the time, but we don’t recognize them because they wear business suits, sports jackets, dresses, high heels, or maybe sneakers and dungarees. They’re the men and women we work with who are hiding their true identities in the workplace. Let’s see if we can figure out…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal has recently unveiled a major upgrade to the software platform for its surface metrology systems. MarWin 4.5 offers increased functionality and ease of use, a range of new features, and a series of special option packages for specific applications…
(Solartron Metrology: Bognor Regis, West Sussex, UK) -- Solartron Metrology, part of the Electronic Instruments Group of AMETEK Inc., a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices, has been selected to custom-design dimensional gauging probes for the 25 antennas…
(Jossey-Bass/Wiley: San Francisco) -- The Health Care Data Guide, by Lloyd P. Provost and Sandra K. Murray (Jossey-Bass, 2011), is designed to help students and professionals build a skill set specific to using data for improvement of health care processes and systems. Even experienced data…
As with enlightenment, there are many paths to quality improvement. Trade shows, seminars, and live video demos are all effective ways to keep on top of the latest developments in the industry. User conferences are another great option, particularly a well-designed, information-packed event…
(Analog Devices: Norwood, MA) -- The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland and the University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy, have collaborated on the design of an advanced instrument for measuring magnetic fields in CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) superconducting…
(PCS Press: Vancouver, WA) -- Norman Bodek joins IndustryWeek’s online editor, Adrienne Selko, for a webinar on the Harada Method titled “Respect for People,” on Tues., Nov. 1, 2011, at 2 p.m. (EDT). They will be discussing how to use the Harada Method to make a company more dynamic and able to…
I’ve just returned from a brief sojourn that included:1. Marrying off my older daughter, Christine, in Disneyworld, followed by
2. A short vacation for our younger kids, and then,
3. A short illness and trip to the hospital for me.
No relationship between the third event and the former two…
Accuracy is what Kurt Manufacturing vises are all about. The company has delivered its rugged products for more than 50 years. Recently, Kurt designed automated gauging and work-holding into its automated production system (APS) to control all functions and deliver a quality, near-perfect…
In Streamlined Process Improvement (McGraw-Hill, 2011), H. James Harrington has optimized his well-known Business Process Improvement methodology so that it generates faster, major improvement in key processes of your operations. This book is about process redesign and focuses on doing the right…
(Uson: Houston) -- Global quality engineers seeking the highest standards of lean manufacturing for leak-proof products by using RFID tags for parts identification and information tracking can now use a unique electronic label system built by Uson with both standard and custom components…
(ADCOLE: Marlborough, MA) -- A camshaft gauge with upgraded submicron accuracy for end-of-line inspection that provides high-speed production monitoring of up to 200 parts-per-hour has been introduced by ADCOLE Corp. of Marlborough, Massachusetts, a manufacturer of high-accuracy optical…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- In the field of business, the ever-growing dependency on global supply chains has created new challenges that traditional risk management must be equipped to handle. Handbook of Integrated Risk Management in Global Supply Chains, by Panos Kouvelis, Lingxiu Dong, Onur…
(Rockwell Automation: Milwaukee) -- Nine suppliers have joined the Rockwell Automation Encompass third-party product referencing program in the Americas region, providing manufacturers with products to enhance and extend their automation solutions. In addition, three leading companies have…
Gartner Inc., an information technology (IT) research and advisory company, has highlighted the top 10 technologies and trends that will be strategic for most organizations in 2012. The analysts presented their findings during the Gartner Symposium ITxpo that was held in Orlando, Florida, last…
In part one of this article, I described a rapid strategic planning session for fire-service response time, and included a comment from one of the planners that he’d like to “see a fire station on every corner.” This was a terrific starting point because of the visual it presented.
Discussion…
