Executives Gain Insight Through Design For Six Sigma
Tue, 10/02/2007 - 22:00
(Juran: Southby, Connecticut) -- Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) has improved the way senior executives at Masco Builder Cabinet Group view and manage their business. DFSS is a methodology that focuses on designing products or services in a manner… PowerSteering Draws Record Attendance at 3rd Annual Customer Leadership Conference
Tue, 10/02/2007 - 22:00
PowerSteering, an enterprise project portfolio management (PPM) software used to manage IT, operational excellence, business transformation and other strategic initiatives attracted a record number of customer attendees and strategic partners at… Six Sigma Marketing Tips
Tue, 10/02/2007 - 22:00
In a recent blog entry, Michael J. Webb, coauthor with Tom Gorman of Sales and Marketing the Six Sigma Way, says that an important management system for senior executives is one that measures the costs of production. Webb adds that executives… U.S. Health Care Improves
Mon, 10/01/2007 - 22:00
(NCQA: Washington) -- The quality of care for more than 80 million people in the United States enrolled in 767 accountable health plans improved in 2006, according to a new report by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.The State of Health… Executive, Astronaut to Talk at ASQ Conference
Mon, 10/01/2007 - 22:00
(ASQ: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -- Instrumental in NASA’s efforts to rescue the astronauts of Apollo 13, retired Rear Adm. T.K. Mattingly will share his experience of teamwork and leadership at the American Society for Quality’s 2008 World Conference on… Standards Recommended to Election Commission
Mon, 10/01/2007 - 22:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- Recommendations for new requirements to make future voting systems in the United States more “secure, reliable, and easier for all voters to use” have been submitted by an advisory panel to the Election Assistance… Revised Standard Reduces Allowable Lead
Mon, 10/01/2007 - 22:00
(ANSI: New York) -- To better protect the public from lead contaminants in drinking water, NSF International recently released an update to its American National Standard for drinking water system components. The update to NSF Standard 61 reduces… Virtual Risk Management for Medical Device Manufacturers
Tue, 09/25/2007 - 22:00
(ASQ: Milwaukee, Winsconsin) -- As Food and Drug Administration regulations and quality system requirements tighten, manufacturers can’t afford the ramifications of unidentified risks in production. To help educate producers, the American… Expanding Consortium to Transform Clinical and Translational Research
Tue, 09/25/2007 - 22:00
(National Institutes of Health: Bethesda, Maryland) -- National Institutes of Health director, Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., has announced the expansion of a national consortium that is transforming how clinical and translational research is conducted… QI Projects May Not Improve Patient Safety and Outcomes
Tue, 09/25/2007 - 22:00
(Johns Hopkins Medicine: Baltimore, Maryland) -- Mandatory classes that aim to improve the quality of medical care seem to successfully teach doctors new concepts but don’t necessarily improve patient outcomes, suggests a thorough review of…
