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(Business901: Fort Wayne, IN) -- Joe Dager, owner of Business901 has just released a 27-page e-book that provides an overview of the value-stream marketing process. The book, Value Stream Marketing, is an overview of applying lean principles to the marketing process. It also serves as an…
(NAG: Oxford, UK) -- Quality engineers performing data-intensive quality design and analysis modeling who are interested in achieving top performance from graphical processing units (GPUs) in diverse applications using Monte Carlo simulations can now obtain an updated version of NAG numeric…
(EtQ Inc.: Farmingdale, NY) -- EtQ’s Supplier Rating module continues to provide enhanced visibility into the quality of an organization’s suppliers.
The ability to increase visibility into supplier quality is essential to maintain the highest caliber suppliers in any organization and in…
There’s a lot of talk about ROI, the infamous return on investment. But the question is, “How can you personally generate ROI in your own life?”
The first step is to expand your concept of what capital is. It is not just a financial term.
There are five kinds of capital:
Financial…
Having an effective model for the nature of data will inevitably identify two different paths to process improvement. One path seeks to operate a process up to its full potential while the other path seeks to operate to meet requirements. This article explains how these two paths differ and how…
Discussions of a merger between European management system registrars DNV and Intertek, as reported in Quality Digest Daily on December 8, have been put on hold due to unplanned "complexities," according to a joint statement.
"After intensive discussions and reviews, we have concluded that a…
(Exact Metrology: Cincinnati) -- The new Artec MHT 3D Scanner from Exact Metrology is capable of capturing surface color and texture information in addition to the 3-D geometry of the scanned object. These enhanced capabilities make the MHT 3D Scanner ideal for a variety of applications including…
The following is a profile of one of the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Winners. The Baldrige Award is the nation’s highest award for quality and is administered by the Department of Commerce through the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
AtlantiCare, a nonprofit…
(Avalere Health LLC: Washington) --The majority of people in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program are currently not enrolled in the highest quality plans, despite the existence of the Five Star Quality Rating System that assesses quality for MA plans, according to a new analysis released by Avalere…
(Tohnichi: Northbrook, IL) -- CPT ProTork digital torque wrench is the newest innovation from Tohnichi designed especially for precision tightening. Just as easy to use as a conventional “click” torque wrench, the CPT ProTork features an LED indicator that allows users to view increasing torque as…
(Advanced Test Equipment Rentals: San Diego) -- Advanced Test Equipment Rentals, a provider of electronic test and measurement equipment rentals, is pleased to announce immediate rental availability of the Tektronix DPO3054 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope.
With this cutting-edge digital oscilloscope…
(Apriso: Long Beach, CA) -- Apriso, a provider of manufacturing software solutions for sustained manufacturing operational excellence, recently announced an expanded partnership agreement with Predisys to deliver advanced statistical process control (SPC) and quality data analytics (QDA) as an…
(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Individuals can now attain certification as a machine vision professional (basic level) through a new program launched by the Automated Imaging Association (AIA), the world’s largest machine vision trade association.
To earn certified vision professional status,…
(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- Infusion 2010 will be held in Washington, D.C. at the Westin Grand, Oct. 24–27. The conference will offer social and networking events that will allow attendees to experience all that this historic location has to offer.
Infusion 2010 will empower participants…
(NVision Inc.: Coppell, TX) -- Delta Air Lines uses the MAXOS noncontact measurement system from NVision in its contract maintenance operations to achieve the highest possible accuracy in overhauling turbine blades and vanes. The traditional method of measuring blades and vanes to determine the…
The airline industry’s complete disregard for service quality and total contempt for its customers has changed little since Quality Digest columnist H. James Harrington called out American Airlines for diverting his luggage on an international flight. American Airlines’ CEO, Gerard Arpey,…
Having an effective model for the nature of data will inevitably identify two different paths to process improvement. One path seeks to operate a process up to its full potential while the other path seeks to operate to meet requirements. This article explains how these two paths differ and how…
(Productivity Press: New York) -- In an environment of diminishing resources, growing enrollment, and increasing expectations of accountability, Bill Balzer’s Lean Higher Education: Increasing the Value and Performance of University Processes (Productivity Press, 2010) provides the understanding…
In appreciation for the invaluable efforts of H. James Harrington to improve quality around the world, the Australian Organization for Quality New South Wales Inc. has honored Harrington as “The Global Leader in Performance Improvement Initiatives.”
Bestowing this honor was a unanimous…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- Creep-fatigue testing simulates the loading and temperature conditions experienced by turbine components of aircraft engines, nuclear reactor components, and fossil power plant components during service. With increasing need for cyclic operation during peak power…
(SEEBURGER Inc.: Bretten, Germany) -- SEEBURGER Inc. has announced SEEBURGER eKanban Asset Management, an end-to-end electronic kanban solution that enables fully automated replenishment of parts inventory based on consumption as well as enterprise resource planning (ERP) production planning…
(Creaform, Lévis, Quebec, Canada) -- Creaform, provider of 3-D technology and engineering services, is proud to announce the extension of its flagship product line of optical coordinate measurement solutions.
The HandyPROBE high-accuracy, portable, wireless coordinate measuring machine (CMM)…
(Sensors Unlimited Inc.: Princeton, NJ) – Sensors Unlimited Inc. has announced the new SU1024LDH2, a high-speed, digital line scan short wave infrared (SWIR) indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) camera. The second generation 1,024-pixel, high-speed camera features an increased line rate to more…
(Advanced Test Equipment Rentals: San Diego) -- Advanced Test Equipment Rentals, a provider of electronic test and measurement equipment rentals, is pleased to announce immediate rental availability of the Fluke 1550B Megohmmeter.
The Fluke 1550B is a digital megohmmeter capable of testing…
(Plex Systems Inc.: Auburn, MI) -- Plex Systems Inc., provider of the No. 1 rated enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for manufacturers, has announced it will host the annual PowerPlex User Conference May 17–19 at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn, Michigan. The theme of PowerPlex 2010, “…
