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Conference Focuses on Lean Product Development
Mon, 10/09/2006 - 22:00
Two divisions of the International Quality and Productivity Center will present a conference on the use of lean in product development. The event will feature experts from organizations such as TRW Automotive, Honeywell International,… New ISO Standard for Management System Certification
Mon, 10/09/2006 - 22:00
A new standard from the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission is designed to increase confidence in management system certification. ISO/IEC 17021:2006, "Conformity assessment—… Black Belt Becomes Company President
Mon, 10/09/2006 - 22:00
Stephen Carrier is Debt Shield Inc.’s new president. Debt Shield is a debt settlement company based in Maryland. Carrier is a Six Sigma Black Belt and previously worked with GE Healthcare Financial Services. There, he underwrote more than $1.2… For Some, Health Care Quality Improves
Mon, 10/09/2006 - 22:00
More than 70 million privately insured Americans saw the quality of their health care improve in 2005, and there are still significant gaps in the quality of health care overall. In its annual State of Health Care report, the National… Lean Six Sigma for Supply Chains
Tue, 10/03/2006 - 22:00
A new book offers a 10-step process for applying lean Six Sigma to supply chain management. Lean Six Sigma for Supply Chain Management (McGraw-Hill Professional, 2006), by James William Martin, provides a description of the tools, methods… PowerSteering and CSC to Manage French Effort
Tue, 10/03/2006 - 22:00
SFR, the second-largest telecommunications provider in France, has selected PowerSteering Software to manage its Six Sigma-based quality improvement program. In an effort to finance new investments, innovate and reinforce its competitive… Adm. Skinner to Address WCBF Conference
Tue, 10/03/2006 - 22:00
Rear Adm. Walter Skinner, AIRspeed Command Deployment Champion, will deliver the keynote address at WCBF’s 3rd annual Six Sigma in Service & Transactional Environments Conference. Skinner will present a case study entitled “Achieving… Six Sigma and Lean, Happily Ever After
Tue, 10/03/2006 - 22:00
According to recent research, lean and Six Sigma are destined for eternal togetherness. The Avery Point Group, a national executive search firm that specializes in lean and Six Sigma, conducted a survey in which the desire for Six Sigma… Juran Institute Becomes Connecticut Vendor
Mon, 10/02/2006 - 22:00
The Juran Institute was recently approved as a vendor for the state of Connecticut’s Aerospace and Defense Initiative. The initiative supports Connecticut’s Next Generation Competitiveness Strategy, and assists the state’s defense and… Metris Forms NASCAR Partnership
Mon, 10/02/2006 - 22:00
Richard Childress Racing, a nine-time NASCAR champion, has partnered with metrology company Metris USA. Metris will provide RCR with high-technology contact and optical metrology equipment to boost the performance of its engines. “Racing…
