(IHI: Cambridge, MA) -- The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), an independent nonprofit organization founded in 1991 to help lead the improvement of health care throughout the world, will host its 13th Annual International Summit, “Improving Patient Care in the Office Pr

(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- To facilitate and advance U.S. participation in international standardization activities, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is offering two education courses at no cost for eligible constituents in 2012.

(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- To meet the needs of the global aerospace industry, SAE International has issued a new technical standard to combat the increasing volume of fraudulent and counterfeit electronic parts entering the aerospace supply chain.

(Productivity Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Self-balancing is not just a tweak or change to the formula used to determine assembly line balancing, but a completely transformed method for achieving continuous flow.

After a period of uncertainly, the global automotive industry has emerged cautiously optimistic. The collapse that preceded the revival seemed exacerbated by reactive planning and increasingly shorter-term thinking.

(Macro Sensors: Pennsauken, NJ) -- Macro Sensors, designer and manufacturer of linear and rotary sensors for position measurement and pressure feedback, has introduced a line of linear variable differential transformer (LVDT)-based dimensional gauging probes that provide highly accurate and preci

(Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University) -- Naveen Ratnam Didla has won Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University’s Harrington Best TQM Thesis/Project Award 2011 for his master of science thesis titled, “Factors Affecting the Implementation of Project Quality Plan in the UAE Construction Projects” completed at

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words “accelerated learning?” Perhaps you imagine a person zipping through a book at a rapid pace, soaking up every fact and concept at lightning speed.

A few weeks ago I was returning from a business trip in the evening. I was tired after a long day at a conference followed by fighting traffic to the airport.

(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies, a global provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, has been named Manufacturer of the Year by the Manufacturers Association of Florida (MAF), an award that recognizes FARO for its excellence in manufacturing, customer service, and communit