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Pipetting Hot
Wed, 12/12/2007 - 22:00
(Artel: Los Angeles) -- At Death Valley for Mission No.3 of the Extreme Pipetting Expedition, Artel found that pipettes underdeliver by up to 35 percent in dry and hot environments. While volume delivery errors were partially reduced by… ASTM Test Method to Assist in Sulfur Determination
Tue, 12/11/2007 - 22:00
(ASTM International: West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania) -- Chemical plants and contract and research laboratories will all be likely users of a new ASTM International standard, D 7183—“Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur in Aromatic… ANSI Committee on Education Supports Workshop on Standards Education
Tue, 12/11/2007 - 22:00
(ANSI: New York) -- National governments and companies around the world have recognized the strategic and economic value of a workforce that is well-versed on standardization principles. Many industry sectors, associations, and countries have… How to Win a Baldrige Award: First, Get the Forms
Mon, 12/10/2007 - 22:00
Would you like to win a Baldrige award? Well, first you have to say so. The Examiners aren’t mind readers, you know. The PDF version of the Baldrige Award Application Forms booklet will tell you whether your organization is eligible to apply and… Emirates NBD Receives JPMorgan Chase Award
Mon, 12/10/2007 - 22:00
Emirates Bank, an Emirates NBD company, has been awarded the 2006 JPMorgan Chase Quality Recognition Award in acknowledgement of its consistent, high quality performance and standards in funds transfer operations management.Emirates Bank exceeded… ISO, WRI, and WBCSD to Cooperate on Greenhouse-Gas Paperwork
Mon, 12/10/2007 - 22:00
(ISO:Geneva) – The International Organization for Standardization, the World Resources Institute, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development have signed a memorandum of understanding under which they have agreed to jointly promote… Wanted: Expert Reviewers for 2008 Baldrige Award
Tue, 12/04/2007 - 22:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- Each year the Baldrige National Quality Program recruits experts from businesses, education organizations, health care providers, nonprofits and other groups to serve as members of the board of examiners for… Valley Baptist Health System Awarded Three Global Six Sigma Awards; Cummins’ Tim Solso Awarded Six Sigma CEO of the Year
Tue, 12/04/2007 - 22:00
Tim Solso, Six Sigma CEO of the Year (Global Six Sigma Summit: Las Vegas, Nevada) -- Texas-based Valley Baptist Health System collected three accolades—the highest number ever collected—at the Global Six Sigma… Six Sigma and Lean Talent Demand: Closely Matched
Tue, 12/04/2007 - 22:00
(Avery Point Group: Atlanta) -- According to an annual study by executive search firm The Avery Point Group, there are increasing signs that lean and Six Sigma are finally achieving parity in the job market.“Trends in industry are often telegraphed… Dedhia Awarded APQO Harrington-Ishikawa Medal
Mon, 12/03/2007 - 22:00
Navin S. Dedhia of San Jose, California, received the Harrington-Ishikawa Quality Professional Medal for 2007 during the international conference of the Asia Pacific Quality Organization in October in Shanghai.Dedhia has served many…