(ISO: Geneva) -- ISO has published an updated edition of the ISO 19011 auditing standard that will save money, time, and resources by providing a uniform approach to multiple management system audits.

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals for the next round of funding in its long-running Precision Measurement Grant Program (PMGP).

Humble leaders are more effective and better liked, according to a study forthcoming in the Academy of Management Journal.

I attended a gathering of health care providers recently to participate in a site review and listen to some nice Toyota Production System (TPS) success stories.

I was playing around with the power and sample size graphs in Minitab recently, and I noticed something interesting. Power, for the uninitiated, is usually described as the likelihood that you will find a significant effect or difference when one truly exists.

(Newport: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp., a global leader in lasers and photonics solutions that make, manage, and measure light, has introduced the SCG-02 Wavelength Extender to their line of nonlinear microscopy and spectroscopy application solutions.

Armed with a degree in organizational psychology, I started my career in operational improvement during the early 1970s with a nationally recognized Hartford, Connecticut-based insurance company.

(Marsh Bellofram: Newell, WV) -- Marsh Bellofram Corp., an AS9100:B- and ISO 9001-certified global manufacturer of high-performance OEM, industrial, and process control instrumentation, has introduced the 405AR series, an economical

(MetriTech: Champaign, IL) -- Rather than avoiding customer complaints as a negative experience, author James Shaw in Triple Customer Complaints (IPI Tools, 2011) promotes putting com

(The Leapfrog Group: Washington, DC) -- Sixty-five hospitals have earned The Leapfrog Group’s annual “Top Hospital” designation, equaling 2010’s record-setting total.