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(Bellwether Services: Atlanta) -- Bellwether Services recently announced the first edition of its Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) Professional Development Series, which is now available for preorder. The book will be available by late August 2009 online and at many book distributors.
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Design of experiments (DOE) is a crucial tool in Six Sigma quality management and its application is widespread in Japan; nevertheless, many manufacturing companies in other countries have not formally adopted it because of its complex concepts and costs. As a matter of fact, the essence of the…
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com LLC, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma training and support technologies, has announced the availability of TRACtion 3.0, the latest version of MoreSteam.com’s web-based project management and tracking software for lean Six Sigma deployments…
(SigmaQuest: Sunnyvale, CA) -- SigmaQuest Inc., the leader of on-demand, scalable solutions for product quality management, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, are hosting a free webinar titled, "…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- According to a recent annual report, a memorandum of understanding signed between the Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Costa Rica (INTECO) and ASTM International in 2005 continues to benefit both organizations.
Formed in 1987, the Instituto de Normas Técnicas de…
(IQPC: New York) -- IQPC announces its "5th Annual Process Excellence Week for the Service & Transactional World." This fast-paced conference, held Sept. 21–24, at The Wyndham, Chicago, delivers the newest, most relevant process excellence tools, the most powerful methods, and quicker-to-…
(FDA: Rockville, Maryland) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced it has stepped up its efforts to prevent noncompliant investigators and others from participating in new product development. The FDA's procedures for debarment and disqualification have been enhanced to…
Modern equipment can be sensitive to brief disturbances on utility power mains. Electrical systems are subject to a wide variety of power quality problems that can interrupt production processes, affect sensitive equipment, and cause downtime, scrap, and capacity losses. The most common…
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1. Introduction
In March 2009 the ASME released a new…
On Tuesday, Aug. 4, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing on protecting patients from defective medical devices. The principle element of the hearing was to debate the bill S 540: Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 “To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and…
(Exact Metrology: Cincinnati, OH) -- Exact Metrology, Inc. is pleased to introduce the addition of the new Artec3D Scanner to our metrology product offering
Artec3D Scanners require no mounts or markers, and are ideal for a variety of applications including computer graphics and animation,…
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f you’ve been to Starbucks lately, you probably noticed the fast-paced employees working their java magic as they take orders from customers in line, not at the register, so that baristas can start the order, and sometimes finish it, before the customer even pays for it.
Yes, I’m all for…
(NVision: Coppell, TX) -- First Technology Safety Systems, Inc. (FTSS) uses the NVision HandHeld laser scanner to ensure the accuracy of crash dummies, which are crucial in evaluating the performance of side curtain airbags in a rollover. FTSS is the world's leading provider of crash test dummies…
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hose of us who were fortunate enough to avoid the swine flu or so-called pandemic several months ago, may have another opportunity this autumn. Reports are that another strain of the dreaded flu will emerge and the drums of fear and persuasion are already beating—fear that thousands of people…
(ASMC: Washington, D.C.) -- A national study recently released by the American Small Manufacturers Coalition (ASMC) identifies critical threats to the ability of U.S. manufacturers to compete and win in a fast-changing 21st century global economy.
More than 2,500 manufacturing firms across the…
(Advanced Test Equipment Rentals: San Diego, CA) -- The 5001iX from California Instruments combines a flexible 5000 VA AC power source with a high-end power analyzer, capable of handling complex applications that would traditionally require multiple instruments. It also provides high load-…
(CBI: Woburn, MA) -- The Center for Business Intelligence (CBI), a division of Advanstar Communications, is pleased to announce their full agenda which includes Paul Tang, vice president and chief medical information officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, as the keynote speaker for the…
(Micromeritics: Norcross, GA) -- Micromeritics Instrument Corp.'s Tristar II 3020 Analyzer provides high-quality surface area and porosity measurements on solid materials by using the technique of gas adsorption. The TriStar II is a fully-automated, three-station analyzer capable of increasing the…
Do top managers still view financial performance as the sole indicator of success, despite mouthing platitudes about dazzled customers and fulfilled employees? Is there a point when reductions are done excessively in the name of squeezing out a few more percentage points of profit, moving…
(HHS: Washington, DC) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released the first in a series of health care "success story" reports that document innovative programs and initiatives that can serve as models for a reformed U.S. health care system…
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- Manufacturing technology suppliers reacted with cautious optimism over reports that Ford Motor Co. posted the first sales gain in two years and that U.S. manufacturing activity slowed less than expected in July. But that’s not to say that tough times are over for the…
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) today announced an agreement to launch a bilateral good clinical practices (GCP) initiative, designed to ensure that clinical trials submitted in drug marketing applications in the…
(NCQA: Washington, DC) -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has released its latest edition of Quality Compass, one of the nation's leading databases of comparable information on clinical performance and patient experience for 415 commercial health plan products serving 94…
(White House: Elkhart, Indiana) -- Further accelerating the manufacturing and deployment of electric vehicles, batteries, and components here in America, and creating tens of thousands of new jobs, President Obama today announced 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects that will…
(Intevac, Santa Clara, CA) -- Photonics, a division of Intevac Inc., has announced the availability of DeltaNu's RAPID-ID, an innovative tool for the plastics industry. RAPID-ID is an industrial quality instrument that supports a lean manufacturing process by reducing waste at all stages of…
