Oxygen Supplier Receives Quality Leadership Award
Mon, 02/07/2005 - 22:00
Frost & Sullivan recently awarded Puritan Bennett, a provider of respiratory products, its 2004 Product Quality Leadership Award. The award was in recognition for Puritan Bennett’s innovative HELiOS Personal Oxygen System, which makes it… Manufacturing Firms Struggle With Information Availability
Mon, 02/07/2005 - 22:00
A survey conducted by Xerox Corp. found that 83 percent of manufacturing and engineering professionals say they spend too much time looking for information. The results underscore the importance of an effective document management strategy, the… Mercury Releases Chinese Version of Quality Center Software
Mon, 02/07/2005 - 22:00
Mercury Interactive Corp. recently released a Chinese language version of its popular Quality Center software.The Chinese Mercury Quality Center is an integrated set of application delivery software, services and best practices that allow IT… Six Sigma in Financial Services Sector Summit Planned
Tue, 02/01/2005 - 22:00
The Strategic Research Institute is planning a summit designed for Six Sigma professionals in the financial services sector. The event will be held Feb. 24–25 at the New York Marriott East Side Hotel in New York City. The summit will be presented… Alliance Will Expand Six Sigma Services Globally
Tue, 02/01/2005 - 22:00
Sigma Breakthrough Technologies Inc. recently formed a strategic partnership with Inogen Environmental Alliance to expand both companies’ Six Sigma knowledge and service globally. SBTI, which specializes in teaching companies to implement Six Sigma… MoreSteam.com Introduces Chinese Language Six Sigma Course
Tue, 02/01/2005 - 22:00
Online training company MoreSteam.com recently developed a Chinese language Yellow Belt course for its international customers. The new course uses a commonly used, simplified Chinese character set and features the company’s popular interactive… Six Sigma Improves IRI’s Market Share
Tue, 02/01/2005 - 22:00
Information Resources Inc., a provider of enterprise market information, recently announced that its Six Sigma implementation has significantly improved the data quality it supplies to customers.Launched a year ago, the company’s Six Sigma program… CVI Laser Moves From ISO 9001 to Six Sigma
Tue, 02/01/2005 - 22:00
CVI Laser Inc., an Albuquerque-based designer, supplier and manufacturer of precision optics, recently received registration to ISO 9001 and now plans to further improve by implementing lean and Six Sigma principles. “We have been streamlining our… Health Plans Sign on for Nationwide Quality Improvement Effort
Mon, 01/31/2005 - 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… DNV Certification Accredited to RC 14001
Mon, 01/31/2005 - 22:00
DNV Certification was recently accredited to perform audits to RC 14001 by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Program (ANAB). The RC 14001 standard combines components of ISO 14001 and Responsible Care into one audit. In doing so, RC14001 goes…