Pharmaceutical Teams Advance in Competition
Mon, 04/24/2006 - 22:00
Improvement teams from Merck & Co. Inc., Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals have been named finalists in the 2006 Team of the Year awards. Now in its second year, the competition is sponsored by Putnam Media and Pharmaceutical… Judging Underway for Global Six Sigma Awards
Tue, 04/18/2006 - 22:00
Organizers of the Global Six Sigma Summit have received almost 70 entries for the Global Six Sigma Awards. Organizations from India, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Europe and the United States have submitted a total of 65 entries… Conference Focuses on Lean for Plastics Manufacturing
Tue, 04/18/2006 - 22:00
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers will host the Productivity & Lean Integration for Plastics Manufacturing conference June 20–21 in Chicago. The conference will be part of the National Plastics Exposition 2006 show, which will be held… Consulting Firm Announces Service Enhancement
Tue, 04/18/2006 - 22:00
Management Systems International LLC recently introduced a new lean and Six Sigma consulting service. ImprovePlus is designed to help companies streamline their operations, reduce cost and enhance customer retention. The benefits of… American Express Executives to Keynote at Six Sigma Conference
Tue, 04/18/2006 - 22:00
American Express executives head up the speaker roster at the third annual Six Sigma in Financial Services Conference. The conference will be held May 10–12 at the New York Marriott Eastside. Karim Houry and Rick Irving, American Express… U.S. Army Selects PowerSteering Software for Lean Six Sigma Program Management
Tue, 04/18/2006 - 22:00
The U.S. Army has chosen software from PowerSteering Software Inc. to track its lean Six Sigma projects.The Army uses lean Six Sigma to identify functions that are no longer relevant, to eliminate nonvalue-added operations and positions,… CEO Confidence in Business Conditions Slightly Improves
Mon, 04/17/2006 - 22:00
The Chief Executives’ Confidence Measure, which had improved to 56 points in the final quarter of 2005, edged up to 57 points in the first quarter of 2006, The Conference Board reports in its latest CEO survey. CEOs’ assessment of current… Hazardous-Substance-Free Conference Announced
Mon, 04/17/2006 - 22:00
An upcoming symposium will offer attendees a unique environment to learn about the production of hazardous-substance-free (HSF) products. HSPM2006 International Leadership Symposium for Hazardous Substance Process Management will include a… Application Deadline for Nonprofit Baldrige Pilot Program Approaching
Mon, 04/17/2006 - 22:00
Nonprofit organizations have until May 25 to submit applications to be part of a pilot Baldrige Award program. The National Institute for Standards and Technology, which administers the Baldrige Award, will accept applications from… Federal Agency Requires Health Quality Reporting
Mon, 04/17/2006 - 22:00
The federal Office of Personnel Management now requires preferred provider organizations (PPOs) and other fee-for-service plans to collect and report quality performance measures. Beginning in 2007, 8 million federal employees, dependents…
