Content by Quality Digest
Study: Best-in-Class Companies Use Continuous Improvement to Respond to Customer Demands
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 22:00
A recently released study finds that best-in-class manufacturing companies optimize performance through structured outsourcing programs, continuous improvement initiatives and shared customer-focused measurements. The research was performed by… Bahrain to Host Six Sigma Summit
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 22:00
The second-annual Six Sigma Gulf Summit 2005 will be held on Dec. 5–7 at the Bahrain Conference Centre.The event, which is sponsored by the Juran Institute Inc., will feature a keynote speech from Joseph A. De Feo, Juran Institute president and CEO… SigmaQuest and Customer Service Associates Announce Distribution Agreement
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 22:00
SigmaQuest Inc. and Customer Service Associates Inc. have entered into a new distribution agreement. The agreement will allow CSA to sell and support SigmaQuest’s performance-intelligence software throughout North America. CSA has more than 130… Pharmaceutical Companies Preparing for Avian Flu Outbreak
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 22:00
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America reports that PhRMA member-companies are helping world governments prepare for the possibility of an avian flu pandemic.An important line of defense in the event of an outbreak will be… Genilogix Releases Validation Accelerator with e-Signature
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 22:00
Responding to a growing demand for automated testing tools by life-sciences companies, Genilogix LLC recently released its Validation Accelerator with e-Signature. The device is designed to work with Mercury’s TestDirector for Quality Center product… BioMed Realty Trust Acquires Two New Properties
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 22:00
BioMed Realty Trust Inc. recently acquired two new properties, one in San Diego and one in the San Francisco area.The company’s new site in San Diego is it ninth in that area. It purchased the 28,704 square-foot facility for $8.5 million from Isis… U.K. Medicines Trade Balance Dips
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 22:00
The balance of trade in medicines for the United Kingdom dipped over the first half of 2005. The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry reports that there was a 14-percent drop in the trade balance over the first six months of 2005 as… Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota Receives Medicare Drug Contract
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 22:00
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota was recently awarded a contract with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to offer Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage through its Northern Plains Alliance, a group of six Blue Cross plans… Health Care Quality Increases, But Reporting Declines
Mon, 10/24/2005 - 22:00
A report recently released by the National Committee for Quality Assurance shows that health care improved significantly, but health-care plans that publicly report their performance have declined. The information was part of NCQA’s annual “The… Baldrige Collaborative Project Formed
Mon, 10/24/2005 - 22:00
In a plan to “strengthen American business through the successful use of the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence and its framework,” three major quality trade associations have formed the Malcolm Baldrige Collaborative Project. The alliance…