(Quality Digest: Louisville, KY) -- As first reported in the July 17th issue of Quality Digest Daily, Hexagon Metrology has filed patent infringement litigation against Metris N.V. and its U.S. ... [Read More]

(Textron Inc.: Augusta, Georgia ) -- E-Z-GO, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), has been awarded the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence. The international award recognizes companies that ... [Read More]

Veriteq software at Teledyne technologies Teledyne Microelectronic Technologies, a Teledyne Technologies Inc. company, is a microelectronics manufacturer specializing in products and services for the defense, space, aviation, medical, and broadband communications markets. Because these markets are highly regulated, Teledyne maintains a quality ... [Read More]

A Tell Tool technician using the Hawkeye borescope for part inspection A mix of mission-critical components for high-stakes applications makes visual inspection a key part of the process for Westfield, Massachusetts, manufacturer Tell Tool Inc. The company manufacturers complex machined castings, forgings, and wrought material for aircraft and ... [Read More]

Misadventures in Big-Box Land Regarding “Big Boxes Beware” (“First Word,” Dirk Dusharme, November 2008): If you want to experience grocery-industry customer service at its finest, visit Wegmans. Their employees will load your groceries in your car for free, provide umbrellas for trips to your car in the rain for those who don’t have one, and personally take you to the items that ... [Read More]

In the context of project management, a resource is any entity that contributes to the accomplishment of project activities. Most project resources perform work and include such entities as ... [Read More]

(ANSI: New York) -- Two months remain for the nomination of documents that will be included in this year’s survey of Standards That Make a Difference. First organized by the American National ... [Read More]

(NOVACES: New Orleans) -- One year after pioneering the first lean Six Sigma deployment at a health care facility in Turkey, Kent Hospital shared its success stories at the Six Sigma & Lean ... [Read More]

AIAG Booth Nos. 1027 and 1029 $50 AMEX drawing time: 1:40 p.m. www.aiag.org AIAG is the automotive industry’s leading nonprofit association where retailers, automakers, suppliers, and other ... [Read More]

(NCQA: Washington, DC) -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance launched a new version of its Physician Practice Connections (PPC) program designed to assess how medical practices are ... [Read More]