PowerSteering and CSC to Manage French Effort
Tue, 10/03/2006 - 22:00
SFR, the second-largest telecommunications provider in France, has selected PowerSteering Software to manage its Six Sigma-based quality improvement program. In an effort to finance new investments, innovate and reinforce its competitive… Adm. Skinner to Address WCBF Conference
Tue, 10/03/2006 - 22:00
Rear Adm. Walter Skinner, AIRspeed Command Deployment Champion, will deliver the keynote address at WCBF’s 3rd annual Six Sigma in Service & Transactional Environments Conference. Skinner will present a case study entitled “Achieving… CogniTens Wins Innovation Award
Mon, 10/02/2006 - 22:00
CogniTens Ltd. recently won the Technology Innovation of the Year award from market and technology research organization Frost & Sullivan. The award recognized CogniTens’ contributions to the dimensional metrology market, specifically… Publisher, Consultancy Merge
Mon, 10/02/2006 - 22:00
GOAL/QPC, a publisher of quality training guides, recently merged with The Center for Quality of Management, a quality-improvement consultancy. GOAL/QPC publishes the Memory Jogger series of pocket-sized training materials. CQM is best… Juran Institute Becomes Connecticut Vendor
Mon, 10/02/2006 - 22:00
The Juran Institute was recently approved as a vendor for the state of Connecticut’s Aerospace and Defense Initiative. The initiative supports Connecticut’s Next Generation Competitiveness Strategy, and assists the state’s defense and… Metris Forms NASCAR Partnership
Mon, 10/02/2006 - 22:00
Richard Childress Racing, a nine-time NASCAR champion, has partnered with metrology company Metris USA. Metris will provide RCR with high-technology contact and optical metrology equipment to boost the performance of its engines. “Racing… Lean, Six Sigma Synergy
Mon, 10/02/2006 - 22:00
A recently released book explores four characteristics of highly successful businesses and finds that a major feature of quality and process improvement is the synergy between them. Hoshin Kanri for the Lean Enterprise—Developing… Learn Clinical Statistics
Tue, 09/26/2006 - 22:00
An upcoming seminar will introduce basic statistical concepts fundamental to clinical research for professionals who don’t have a lot of statistical experience. “Clinical Statistics for Nonstatisticians” will be held Oct. 16–17 at the… Lower Cost, Broader Coverage Attract Medicare Enrollees
Tue, 09/26/2006 - 22:00
Lower premiums, lower out-of-pocket costs and a wider selection of prescription drugs were key features of plans chosen by most Medicare beneficiaries who enrolled in Medicare’s new prescription drug plan in 2006, according to a study… PhRMA Announces New Chairman
Tue, 09/26/2006 - 22:00
Kevin Sharer recently became the chairman of the board of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. Sharer is chairman and CEO of Amgen Inc. He replaces Peter R. Dolan as PhRMA chairman, who recently resigned from the…