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Minitab Launches Quality Companion 2
Mon, 08/28/2006 - 22:00
Minitab Inc. recently released Quality Companion 2, software designed to help manage and execute Six Sigma projects. Quality Companion 2 complements Minitab’s statistical software and simplifies process improvement by helping teams plan,… Asia Pacific Quality Award Winners
Mon, 08/28/2006 - 22:00
The Mexican Institute for Quality Control recently announced the winners of the International Asia Pacific Quality Awards for 2006. The annual award program is sponsored by the Asia Pacific Quality Organization and administered by the Walter L… Tennessee Program Ranks Higher
Mon, 08/28/2006 - 22:00
The University of Tennessee’s undergraduate supply-chain management and logistics program ranked no. 6 in U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Colleges list for 2007. The program was ranked No. 7 for 2006. In the 2007 edition, the… Nonin Medical Buys MedAir AB
Tue, 08/22/2006 - 22:00
Nonin Medical Inc. recently acquired MedAir AB, a Swedish medical-technology company. MedAir specializes in developing and manufacturing optical equipment for medical-gas analysis, and the purchase will enable Nonin to broaden its products and… CVS/pharmacy Donates for ALS Research
Tue, 08/22/2006 - 22:00
CVS/pharmacy recently donated $2.1 million to the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Therapy Alliance in support of new research initiatives into the disease. CVS—the largest retail pharmacy chain in the U.S.—raised the money through a customer-… Transport Pharmaceuticals Appoints New CEO
Tue, 08/22/2006 - 22:00
Dennis Goldberg was recently appointed CEO of Transport Pharmaceuticals Inc., a provider of drugs and medical devices for the topical treatment of dermatological conditions. Goldberg has 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and… Quality New Mexico to Co-Host Baldrige Conference
Mon, 08/21/2006 - 22:00
Quality New Mexico and the Baldrige National Quality Program will co-host the Western Baldrige Regional Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this fall.The conference and preconference workshops will be held Oct. 4–5 at the Hotel Albuquerque… 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…