DFSS for Green Design
The emergence of green technology and increased environmental awareness has prompted a paradigm shift in the way companies think about the design of their products.
Product News: New Edition of TL 9000 QMS Requirements Handbook
(QuEST Forum: Dallas) -- QuEST Forum recently published the TL 9000 Quality Management System Requirements Handbook 5.0, the latest edition of the global quality standard used by the telecommunications industry. The new release of the handbook has an effective date of Nov.
Product News: Sparta Systems--TrackWise Clinical Quality Management Solution
(Sparta Systems: Holmdel, NJ) -- Sparta Systems Inc.
Study: Auto Makers Initial Quality Improves Considerably
(J.D. Power and Associates: Westlake Village, CA) -- Initial quality in the automotive industry has improved significantly in 2008, with substantial gains demonstrated by nearly three-fourths of the 36 ranked nameplates, according to a recently released J.D.
Study: Auto Makers Initial Quality Improves Considerably
(J.D. Power and Associates: Westlake Village, CA) -- Initial quality in the automotive industry has improved significantly in 2008, with substantial gains demonstrated by nearly three-fourths of the 36 ranked nameplates, according to a recently released J.D.
Product News: Renishaw Launches New CMM Retrofit Program
(Renishaw: Hoffman Estates, IL ) -- Renishaw rolls out its new certified coordinate measuring machine (CMM) retrofit program at the 2009 Quality Show, offering several options to upgrade existing machines to state-of-the-art capabilities—including REVO five-axis, ultra-high-speed scanning.
Six Sigma Helps MAG Achieve Caterpillar Supplier Award
MAG Industrial Automation Systems has been granted the Caterpillar Inc. Supplier Quality Excellence Process Certification (SQEP). MAG's Six Sigma program helped the company achieve the award.
Webinar: ISO 9001:2008 Transition Training Focuses on Implementation
(NSF/Omnex: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Why are so many organizations receiving nonconformities in their ISO 9001:2008 audits? To understand the ISO 9001:2008 changes better, let's see if you know the answers to these three questions:
Why Doesn’t SPC Work? Part 1
One of the most useful diagnostic tools for understanding what is going on in a process is the statistical process control chart (SPC). This is also a frequently misunderstood tool, and these misunderstandings lead to misdirected effort during a Six Sigma process,
