Consumer Confidence Index Goes Up
Mon, 08/07/2006 - 22:00
The July Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index was 106.5, up 1.1 from the assessment performed in June.“Consumer confidence continues to hold steady, with the prognosis little changed from last month,” says Lynn Franco, director of The… Conference to Shed Light on Safe Quality Food
Mon, 08/07/2006 - 22:00
The 2006 Safe Quality Food Institute Conference will promote discussions on the learning successes of the SQF Food Safety Certification Program and its global effects. The event will comprise sessions on global food safety certification,… A New Guide to Lean Kaizen
Mon, 08/07/2006 - 22:00
A Team Leader’s Guide to Kaizen Events , a new guide from Breakthrough Management Press serves as an armchair coach for those who are leading lean kaizen events within their organization,” says Neil DeCarlo, Breakthrough Management Group’s… Upcoming Medical Device Conference
Tue, 08/01/2006 - 22:00
Leading quality professionals can learn how to achieve management buy-in, bring about organizational harmony, identify best strategies for implementation while maintaining compliance, and integrate benchmarking and metrics into lean Six… SigmaXL Updates Excel Add-ins
Tue, 08/01/2006 - 22:00
SigmaXL, a provider of Excel add-ins for statistical and graphical analysis, recently released a new version of its flagship software. SigmaXL Version 5 includes multiple dotplots, improved multiple linear regressions, enhanced measurement… Pentacle, MoreSteam.com Join for Training
Tue, 08/01/2006 - 22:00
Pentacle Partners and MoreSteam.com recently partnered to offer a training program for lean and Six Sigma. Pentacle Partners is a consulting and training services provider, and MoreSteam.com provides online lean and Six Sigma training.The… Army Graduates Six Sigma Black Belts
Tue, 08/01/2006 - 22:00
The U.S. Army recently graduated its first class of lean Six Sigma Black Belts in Korea, and more training is already underway. The U.S. military has made process improvement through lean, Six Sigma and theory of constraints a major focus… Reliable Plant’s Lean Tools Conference
Tue, 08/01/2006 - 22:00
Reliable Plant magazine will host its Lean Tools for Maintenance and Reliability Conference Sept. 18–20 in Las Vegas. Last year, nearly 150 manufacturing industry leaders gathered in Cleveland to share experiences and learn from major… RABQSA Opens a Mexican Office
Mon, 07/31/2006 - 22:00
RABQSA recently achieved a presence in Mexico through the offices of Perry Johnson Registers Inc. RABQSA reports that PJR’s existing client base and connections offer both companies opportunities for expansion in Mexico. Located in Mexico… Delcam Buys IMCS
Mon, 07/31/2006 - 22:00
Delcam, a supplier of machining software, recently acquired International Manufacturing Computer Services Inc., the developer of the PartMaker suite of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software. The IMCS catalog includes PartMaker…