PhRMA Appoints New Panel Members
Tue, 05/23/2006 - 22:00
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) recently announced four new members of its Guiding Principles Independent Review Panel.The new panel will review trends in direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising as they relate… Webinar Addresses Revisions to ISO 11607
Tue, 05/23/2006 - 22:00
DDL Inc., a medical device package testing lab, will present a webinar to explain upcoming revisions to ISO 11607.The standard applies to organizations that package terminally sterilized medical devices. “Understanding Clause 6” will focus… iAdvantage Software, StatSoft Partner in New Software Release
Tue, 05/23/2006 - 22:00
iAdvantage Software Inc. and StatSoft Inc. have partnered to deliver a full array of statistical and visualization capabilities with an upcoming software release. eStudy version 5.0 will include StatSoft’s WebSTATISTICA engine, giving life-… Rochester Medical Corp. Signs Agreements with Coloplast A/S and Mentor Corp.
Tue, 05/23/2006 - 22:00
Rochester Medical Corp. recently signed agreements with Coloplast A/S and Mentor Corp. regarding Coloplast’s acquisition of Mentor’s urology business.Under the agreements, Rochester Medical will acquire certain assets of Coloplast and… Rockwell Automation Enhances Logix-Based Control Systems
Mon, 05/22/2006 - 22:00
Rockwell Automation recently introduced a complimentary configuration tool to its RSLogix programming environment. The new feature eliminates the manual configuration typically associated with adding DeviceNet products to a Logix-based… Organizational Excellence Book Series Released
Mon, 05/22/2006 - 22:00
A new series of five books explores innovative ways to create organizational excellence.Quality Digest columnist H. James Harrington authored all of the five books from the Five Pillars of Organizational Excellence series, published by… Conference Committee Seeking Workshop Proposals
Mon, 05/22/2006 - 22:00
The technical committee charged with planning the 2007 International Lean & Six Sigma Conference is seeking proposals for technical sessions and workshops.Technical presentations are typically 45 minutes and include a question-and-answer… Software From Europe May Lack Quality Assurance
Mon, 05/22/2006 - 22:00
European software firms are neglecting quality assurance in application development, according to a recently released study. Compuware Corp. found that 78 percent of the surveyed organizations didn’t apply a formal quality assurance… Navy to Launch ASQ Lean Six Sigma Certification Process
Mon, 05/22/2006 - 22:00
The Department of the Navy has teamed with the American Society for Quality on a new lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification process.The agreement will allow the Navy and ASQ to develop a testing-standards program geared toward the unique… Lean Six Sigma Program Will Net Hospitals Big Bucks
Tue, 05/16/2006 - 22:00
The Michigan Economic Development Corp. and Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center recently presented four Michigan hospitals with awards for significant successes with a lean Six Sigma pilot program.The awards were given to Bay Regional…