Content by Quality Digest
Flood of Recalls Might Be Due to Poor Economy
Mon, 07/19/2004 - 22:00
Economists and analysts speculate that a recent rash of recalled high technology products might be due to the poor economy. In January, Kyocera Wireless recalled 140,000 of its cell phone batteries, citing concerns that they could overheat.… Online Database Puts Health Care Quality in Consumers’ Hands
Mon, 07/19/2004 - 22:00
Consumers who want to give their health care providers a “check up” can easily do so with a new resource accessible in minutes. Quality Check, a Web-based database of thousands of health care providers, lists their accreditation status, latest… Research Links Environment and Productivity
Mon, 07/19/2004 - 22:00
Preliminary findings from a landmark study on the impact of workstations on employee productivity show clear associations between performance and environmental conditions. The study was conducted by Alan Hedge, a renowned Cornell University… MetricStream Partners With Documentum
Mon, 07/19/2004 - 22:00
A new partnership between MetricStream and Documentum will integrate two of the companies’ most popular software sets. The integration will help clients maintain compliance with the content-centric requirements in quality initiatives like… Reliability Engineering Training Seminar Slated for August
Mon, 07/19/2004 - 22:00
ReliaSoft’s “Master the Subject, Master the Tools” seminar will be held Aug. 9-13 in San Diego. The seminar will feature intensive training courses ranging from the basic tenets of reliability engineering to advanced subjects in the field… Online Homeland Security Standards Database Developed
Thu, 07/08/2004 - 22:00
An online database of standards related to homeland security is another step the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is taking to improve defense procedures. The American National Standards Institute is combining forces with the DHS to… Presidential Approval Shelters Standards-Developing Organizations
Thu, 07/08/2004 - 22:00
President George W. Bush recently signed into law the Standards Developing Organizations Advancement Act of 2004 (H.R. 1086), providing new shelter for standards developers from treble damage liability in current antitrust laws. The… Quality Digest Columnist Receives ASQ Award
Thu, 07/08/2004 - 22:00
The American Society for Quality awarded John E. (Jack) West with its Freund-Marquardt Medal for his longtime service to the quality profession and to the organization. West is a consultant with Silver Fox Advisors in The Heartland, Texas.… TapRooT Software Now Available
Thu, 07/08/2004 - 22:00
It took upward of two years, but System Improvements Inc. announced recently that it has developed its TapRooT software into an advanced management system. The new software is written with an SQL database that allows it to be set up for a… RAB and QSA to Form New Global Certification Authority
Thu, 07/08/2004 - 22:00
The Registrar Accreditation Board and the Quality Society of Australasia Ltd. have agreed to form a new global personnel certification body by the end of this year. The new organization will combine the auditor certification and…