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Six Sigma Boosts DuPont Earnings
Mon, 08/21/2006 - 22:00
DuPont will triple the revenues from its automotive coatings business by the end of this year due, in part, to an aggressive Six Sigma effort, company officials report. Since consolidating its previous Brazilian coatings operations from a… ISO 9001 Update Delayed
Mon, 08/21/2006 - 22:00
The release of an updated version of ISO 9001 has been delayed until the middle of 2009. The update was scheduled for release in 2008, but a failure to obtain sufficient support for a draft of the standard at a meeting recently held in Ireland… National Technical Systems Buys Dynamic Labs
Mon, 08/21/2006 - 22:00
National Technical Systems Inc., an engineering services provider, recently acquired Dynamic Labs, an environmental testing laboratory. The acquisition marks the growth trend that NTS has established in the past few years, company officials… SigmaPro Releases Its Fall Schedule
Tue, 08/15/2006 - 22:00
SigmaPro Inc. will begin its fall training Sept. 25 with a Master Black Belt course. It will be followed by service for Black Belt, lean Sigma Black Belt and lean Sigma Green Belt courses. All of the courses’ curricula are designed to… University Offers a Six Sigma Course
Tue, 08/15/2006 - 22:00
The University of California at Irvine Extension will offer a new lean Six Sigma course this fall. The Six Sigma Lean Green Belt course has been designed for professionals in a variety of industries, ranging from manufacturing to service to… Anderson Packaging Hires a Specialist
Tue, 08/15/2006 - 22:00
Anderson Packaging, a pharmaceutical contract manufacturer, recently hired Chuck Aubrey to join its executive management team. In the newly created lean Six Sigma position, Aubrey will lead Anderson Packaging’s corporate lean Six Sigma… Six Sigma Helps Illinois Hospital
Tue, 08/15/2006 - 22:00
The implementation of Six Sigma at Decatur Memorial Hospital has saved millions of dollars and dramatically improved patient satisfaction. The hospital reports that 10 months after it installed patient-safety technology software from Omnicell Inc.,… A New Book Explores Hoshin Kanri
Tue, 08/15/2006 - 22:00
A recently released book promotes hoshin kanri , a Japanese method of strategically planning and managing complex projects, as a powerful component of Six Sigma and lean enterprises. Hoshin Kanri for the Lean Enterprise: Developing… Does Health Care Quality Really Pay?
Mon, 08/14/2006 - 22:00
The American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians Inc. will host its 29th-annual Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Conference this fall in Rosemont, Illinois. “Does Quality Pay?” will feature a thorough examination… ISO Training in Africa
Mon, 08/14/2006 - 22:00
The International Organization for Standardization’s Committee on Consumer Policy (COPOLCO) and Committee on Developing Country matters (DEVCO) will hold a seminar on improving consumer participation in standards development. The event,…
