Spector Named Conference Board CEO
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 22:00
Jonathan Spector will become the 10th president and CEO of The Conference Board, a research and business membership organization, on April 16. “Jon Spector has excellent credentials to lead The Conference Board forward,” says Douglas R. Conant… Hoteliers Get Automated Quality Inspections
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 22:00
Mtech’s new Internet-based Quality Inspection Console uses hand-held devices to interface with a hotel’s property management system and automate its quality inspection processes. “Quality inspections, when hotel housekeeping departments… Shingo Prize Winners Announced
Tue, 03/06/2007 - 22:00
Several Mexican manufacturing organizations were winners in the recently announced Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing Business Program. The Shingo Prize, called the “Nobel Prize of manufacturing,” recognizes achievements in lean… Wisconsin Manufacturing Partnership Offers Grant Money
Tue, 03/06/2007 - 22:00
The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) recently awarded a total of $85,900 to 22 Green Bay-area manufacturing organizations for training and Six Sigma projects, and there is more money available. The Green Bay Press Gazette… CTS’s Product Quality Recognized
Tue, 03/06/2007 - 22:00
Frost & Sullivan, a growth consulting company, recently recognized CTS Corp. with its 2006 Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Quality Leadership. The award was in recognition of CTS’ products for the aerospace and defense markets,… Is Six Sigma a Silver Bullet?
Tue, 03/06/2007 - 22:00
Six Sigma is a powerful tool for driving incremental process improvement, but it’s not the silver bullet many organizations make it out to be. That’s the word from The Hackett Group, which recently released research showing that too many… Six Sigma Enables Automated Laboratory
Tue, 03/06/2007 - 22:00
Heritage Valley Health System, located in Beaver, Pennsylvania, recently opened its region’s first fully automated clinical laboratory. The hospital’s comprehensive lean and Six Sigma programs, which emphasize automation for patient safety… e-TQM College Uses Visionaire for e-Learning
Mon, 03/05/2007 - 22:00
e-TQM College recently announced its successful implementation of Visionaire’s e-learning suite, which allows the college to conduct live virtual classes by streaming real-time lectures on the Web with high-quality voice, data and video… TAGSYS Offers e-connectware
Mon, 03/05/2007 - 22:00
TAGSYS recently introduced a software suite—e-connectware—to manage global radio frequency identification (RFID) networks. A comprehensive set of administrative and management tools, e-connectware delivers the highest quality of service… Indian Quality Award Winner
Mon, 03/05/2007 - 22:00
The first e-sourcing capability model level 4 service provider and Satyam’s business process outsourcing (BPO) subsidiary—Nipuna Services—recently became the first Indian BPO company to win the Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award.…