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Six Sigma Boosts Dow’s Energy Efficiency
Tue, 06/06/2006 - 22:00
The Dow Chemical Co. recently received an award for leadership in energy management. The award was presented at the 28th-annual Energy Technology Conference, which brought together members of the international industrial energy community. The… New Book Advocates BPM to Launch Six Sigma Projects
Tue, 06/06/2006 - 22:00
Business process management (BPM) is an ideal platform for implementing Six Sigma, according to a recently released book.In 2006 Workflow Handbook (Workflow Management Coalition, 2006), author Setrag Khoshafian highlights the similarities… Pitney Bowes Credits Six Sigma
Tue, 06/06/2006 - 22:00
Eastman Kodak Co. recently named Pitney Bowes Management Services “Supplier of the Year.” Pitney Bowes reports that its use of Six Sigma helped it achieve cost efficiencies and process improvements that resulted in significant savings to… Israeli Quality Conference Announced
Mon, 06/05/2006 - 22:00
The Israel Society for Quality will hold its 16th-annual international conference in November.The International Conference of the Israel Society for Quality will be held Nov. 14–16 at the David Inter-Continental Hotel in Tel Aviv. The event… Nu-Biz, Crystal Ball Form Partnership
Mon, 06/05/2006 - 22:00
Nu-Biz, a South African software company, recently partnered with Decisioneering Inc.The partnership will allow Nu-Biz to market and use Decisioneering’s Crystal Ball software, which transforms Excel spreadsheets into powerful tools for… IQS and QAD Form a Software Partnership
Mon, 06/05/2006 - 22:00
IQS Inc., provider of enterprise quality and compliance-management software, has partnered with QAD Inc., a provider of enterprise resource planning software.The companies report that the partnership was formed in an effort to provide… Manufacturing Group Receives NIST Award
Mon, 06/05/2006 - 22:00
The Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence (Manex) recently received an award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology for its service to the manufacturing sector’s effort to enhance competitiveness.Selected from more than… New Books Explore Baldrige Criteria, Management
Mon, 06/05/2006 - 22:00
Productivity Press recently released two new books that focus on the use of the Baldrige Criteria in organizational improvement efforts and on strategies for maintenance management, respectively.Baldrige Award Winning Quality—15th Edition—… Ducommun Receives Lean Award
Mon, 05/29/2006 - 22:00
Ducommun AeroStructures Inc. manufactures components and assemblies for military and commercial aerospace applications, and recently received the Boeing Silver Eagle Award for its lean initiatives.Ducommun Aerospace is a subsidiary of… Statit Releases New Software Suites
Mon, 05/29/2006 - 22:00
Statit Software Inc. has released three next-generation software suites for SPC, business graphics and statistical analyses, among other applications. Statit e-QC, Statit e-Server and Statit Custom QC include enhanced flexibility for…
