Baldrige Criteria Now Available
Tue, 01/18/2005 - 22:00
The Baldrige National Quality Program recently released its criteria for performance excellence in three areas: education, health care and business. The criteria are the basis for evaluation for the Malcolm R. Baldrige National Quality Award, and… TÜV Renames Product Safety Division
Tue, 01/18/2005 - 22:00
TÜV America’s Product Safety Division has been recently renamed as Product Safety Services. Formerly known as Machinery, Information Technology and Consumer Products, the department will continue to provide electrical and mechanical safety… Health Plans Sign On For Nationwide Quality Improvement Effort
Tue, 01/18/2005 - 22:00
The National Committee for Quality Assurance has announced that 39 health plans have committed to participate in NCQA’s Quality Plus program. Collectively, the plans cover 11.5 million Americans. Quality Plus standards focus on the depth, accuracy… Northrop Grumman Achieves Three New CMMI Level 5 Ratings
Tue, 01/18/2005 - 22:00
Northrop Grumman Corp. recently received three more CMMI Level 5 ratings, the highest possible rating for benchmarking commercial and defense industry best practices for management and engineering. The ratings apply to three businesses within… Prediction: 2005 Will Be the Year of Six Sigma
Tue, 01/18/2005 - 22:00
Aceva Technologies Inc. recently predicted that 2005 will see Six Sigma expand across enterprises and be accepted as the gold standard in process improvement. The prediction is part of Aceva’s annual business trend report. “2005 will be the year… NQI, Consulting Group Ally to Implement Canadian Quality Programs
Tue, 01/18/2005 - 22:00
The National Quality Institute and John F. Thomas Management Consulting have formed a strategic alliance to implement quality programs in Canada. The goal of the joint effort is to firmly establish Canada as a global leader in product and service… Outsourcing Summit Planned for Feb. 21-23
Tue, 01/18/2005 - 22:00
Many well-known business gurus will be speakers at the upcoming Outsourcing Summit, which will be held in San Diego next month. The conference will feature keynote addresses from Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor, who will speak on “The… Coming Soon
Mon, 01/17/2005 - 22:00
Our BioMed Community is under Construction. Check back soon. Our launch date will be Jan. 26, 2005 ANSI Issues Online “Standards Snapshots”
Tue, 01/11/2005 - 22:00
In an effort to highlight the importance of international standards, the American National Standards Institute recently published the first in a series of short articles about the many different existing standards. The first highlighted standard is… Standards Developers to Push for Chinese Standardization
Tue, 01/11/2005 - 22:00
A consortium of worldwide standards developers plan to open an office in Beijing in an effort to convince Chinese manufacturers to use U.S. and Canadian technical standards. The consortium, led by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, will…
