Recession Refocuses Six Sigma on Cost Reduction and Results
(QI Macros: Denver) -- Jay Arthur, author of Lean Six Sigma Demystified (McGraw-Hill Business, 2010) and QI Macros
Baldrige Program Takes Performance Excellence on the Road
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Interested in improving your organization’s excellence? Then sign up for one of the two 2011 Baldrige Regional Conferences. This year, they’re being held in Missouri and Alabama.
Northeast Shingo Prize Announces Conference Agenda
(GBMP: Boston) -- Conference agenda details have been released for the 7th Annual Northeast Shingo Prize Conference being held at the Mass Mutual Convention Center, in Springfield, M
FARO Partners with USF on Laser Scanner Training
(FARO Technologies: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies, a leading provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, along with the University of South Florida (USF) has announced that they will partner to provide terrestrial laser-scanning training to purchasers of FARO Laser Scanners.
NVision Offers Product-Defect Analysis
(NVision: Coppell, TX) -- NVision Inc.’s Engineering Service Division is now offering product-defect analysis, which can potentially be introduced in product liability litigation to prove a manufacturer innocent of producing a defective or harmful product.
Smart Strain Gauge Indicator Serves Many Industrial Applications
(Electro Standards Laboratories: Cranston, RI) -- The Model 4215 Dual-Channel Smart Load Cell Indicator, Catalog No. 304217, measures and controls strain-gauge, transducer-based systems.
Introducing SOX Expert TaskMap Edition
(Harvard Computing Group: Devens, MA) -- Harvard Computing Group has released an integrated software solution for Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance.
Microspectrometer Design Achieves High Resolution, Wide Bandwidth
A new microspectrometer architecture that uses compact, disc-shaped resonators could address the challenges of integrated lab-on-chip sensing systems that now require a large, off-chip spectrometer to achieve high resolution.
Ford’s Bennie Fowler Earns Quality Leader of the Year Award
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The 2010 Quality Leader of the Year Award was presented to Bennie Fowler, group vice president of Global Quality and New Model Launch, Ford Motor Co., at the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Automotive Division annual awards event held on June 21, 2011, at the Automotive Hal
Physician Alignment Primary Obstacle to Accountable Care Organizations
(AMN Healthcare, San Diego) -- Health care facility administrators and physicians report that the most serious obstacle they face in forming Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) is physician alignment, according to a new survey.
