Content by Quality Digest
Online Quality Compass Now Available for Health Plan Comparison
Mon, 08/08/2005 - 22:00
The National Committee for Quality Assurance recently released its first online version of Quality Compass, a health plan comparison tool. Quality Compass includes accreditation and HEDIS results on more than 250 commercial health care plans. It… Quality is Major Software-Development Challenge
Mon, 08/08/2005 - 22:00
Software quality was identified as one of the greatest challenges facing the software development community in a recent industrywide survey. Seventy-four percent of respondents reported that software quality is their biggest problem. Distributed… New Book Guides Lean Culture Change
Tue, 08/02/2005 - 22:00
A recently released book compiles case studies, articles and advice to help readers through lean transformations.Lean Culture—Collected Practices and Cases (Productivity Press, 2005), uses articles and advice from Productivity Press’ monthly… Six Sigma Spurs Improved Earnings Outlook
Tue, 08/02/2005 - 22:00
Outlook Group Corp. recently reported a 13.6-percent increase in net sales for the fourth quarter of 2005, an achievement that was helped by the company’s use of Six Sigma. “Our strong performance in fiscal 2005 is a direct result of our continuing… Intergraph Wins Air Force "Process Improvement" Contract
Tue, 08/02/2005 - 22:00
Intergraph Corp. recently signed a four-year contract with the U.S. Air Force to deploy and manage operational excellence programs. The contract covers continuous improvement, lean and Six Sigma programs at the Air Force Materiel Command at Warner… Study: Average DFSS Project Yields $300,000
Tue, 08/02/2005 - 22:00
Companies applying the innovation and design techniques of Six Sigma report median “hard” gains of $200,000 per project, and another $100,000 in “soft” benefits, according to a recent study. The research was conducted by iSixSigma Magazine, and… Danaher Corp. Makes Cash Offer for Leica Geosystems
Mon, 08/01/2005 - 22:00
Danaher Corp. will acquire all of Leica Geosystems’ shares for an aggregate price of approximately $950 million. Danaher offered 500 Swiss francs per share—about $386—to shareholders. Leica Geosystems’ board of directors reports that Danaher has… GE to Acquire Everest VIT
Mon, 08/01/2005 - 22:00
General Electric Co. is in the process of acquiring Everest VIT Inc., a subsidiary of Welch Allyn. The company has announced that Everest VIT, a remote visual inspection equipment and services organization, will become part of GE Inspection… Western Regional Team Competition Scheduled for November
Mon, 08/01/2005 - 22:00
Teams from the private and public sectors that focus on cost savings, product development, innovation and process improvement to support their organization’s mission will have a chance to compete at the 2005 Western Regional Teams Live Competition… California Council for Excellence Conference to Feature Baldrige Winners
Mon, 08/01/2005 - 22:00
The 2005 Best Practices Conference will feature Baldrige Award winners and two keynote speakers to discuss best practices and quality methodologies. The event is being organized by the California Council for Excellence and will be held Sept. 22–23…
