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Improving Organizational Processes
Mon, 01/08/2007 - 22:00
EFQM will present a workshop March 5 and 6 dealing with best practice methods of process improvement, assessing the effectiveness of an organization’s process improvement approach and how these approaches can fit into different… Bad Data Plagues Businesses
Mon, 01/08/2007 - 22:00
Eighty-three percent of organizations contacted suffer from problems caused by poor master data, according to “Master Data Management: Consensus-Driven Data Definitions for Cross-Application Consistency,” a report issued by The Data… COLA’s Approval Renewed
Mon, 01/08/2007 - 22:00
COLA, a clinical laboratory education and consultation accreditation organization, recently received renewed approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to accredit laboratories to meet requirements set by the… Siemens Buys Bayer Healthcare
Mon, 01/08/2007 - 22:00
Siemens Medical Solutions recently completed the EUR 4.2 billion ($5.5 billion) acquisition of Bayer Healthcare’s diagnostic division and merged it with Diagnostic Products Corp., creating Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics.The new… Black Belt Takes Warehouse Job
Tue, 01/02/2007 - 22:00
Bill Evanson, a Six Sigma Black Belt and former Kodak supply chain executive, recently accepted a position as vice president and general manager of a warehousing and product delivery company. Evanson will manage JDF Distribution’s facility… Six Sigma Summit to Be Held in Miami
Tue, 01/02/2007 - 22:00
Gen. Colin Powell, former secretary of state, will deliver the keynote address at the upcoming 8th Annual Six Sigma Summit,presented by IQPC.The event will be held Jan. 22–25 at the Hyatt Regency Miami, and will include a full day of events… Turkish Society for Quality Hosts Annual Conference
Tue, 01/02/2007 - 22:00
The Turkish Society for Quality (KalDer) held its 15th Annual Quality Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, in late November. More than 2,200 quality professionals attended the three-day event, including Grace Duffy, vice president of the American… New Software for Project Tracking
Tue, 01/02/2007 - 22:00
MoreSteam.com recently released software that’s designed to track lean Six Sigma projects. TRACtion is a Web-based interactive project management tool that helps lean Six Sigma teams reduce project cycle time through enhanced communication,… Pepperweed Consulting to Buy JCube Consulting
Tue, 01/02/2007 - 22:00
Pepperweed Consulting, which provides various process improvement and Six Sigma consulting services, has announced the acquisition of JCube Consulting. JCube Consulting specializes in information technology services, and has headquarters in… EFQM’s Innovation Workshop
Mon, 01/01/2007 - 22:00
EFQM will offer a workshop on May 10–11 designed to allow business, process and quality managers to meet like-minded people, to learn new ways to define their innovation agenda, and to measure their innovation performance and improve…