(ISSSC and 10 til 2: Cincinnati) -- The International Society for Six Sigma Certification (ISSSC) and 10 til 2—The Part-time Placement Service—have formed an alliance that will help connect ... [Read More]

(SigmaXL: Toronto) -- The provider of user-friendly Excel add-ins for statistical and graphical analysis, announces the release of SigmaXL Version 6. New features include: Powerful ... [Read More]

(Palisade: Ithaca, NY) -- When building simulation models with @RISK, consider the following best practices suggested by Palisade's director of training and consulting, Michael Rees, Ph.D.: * ... [Read More]

A lean Six Sigma program instituted by Erie County, New York, has come under fire recently. The county's program is outlined in an article in Quality Digest Daily, "Analyzing Data Saves ... [Read More]

(General Dynamics Information Technology: Fairfax, VA) -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a $9.2 million dollar, three-year contract ... [Read More]

(GBMP: Boston, MA) -- The 5th Annual Northeast Shingo Prize Conference will be held Oct. 7-8 at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. The conference focuses on the lean manufacturing ... [Read More]

Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a systematic analysis technique that facilitates the identification of potential problems (failure modes) within a design or manufacturing process. ... [Read More]

The core of lean manufacturing, kanbans use the “pull” system to prevent waste by creating a cyclical relationship between the consumer, supplier, and manufacturer. The user of a material ... [Read More]

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers presents a new book from Michael J. Termini, Concept to Customer: Portfolio, Pipeline, and Strategic Project Management  (SME, 2009). Termini wrote Concept ... [Read More]

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Senior leaders from the three organizations selected for the 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, as well as representatives from past award recipients, will ... [Read More]