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National Technical Systems Offers Wireless-Device Testing
Mon, 03/06/2006 - 22:00
National Technical Systems Inc.’s Calgary division recently started offering wireless-device testing to FCC standards and European Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive (R&TTE). Original equipment manufacturers… iGrafx Improves Process-Excellence Solutions
Mon, 03/06/2006 - 22:00
iGrafx recently announced the availability of the 2006 version of its process-excellence series of software solutions. iGrafx 2006 has enhanced modeling and simulation capabilities to better support corporate process-excellence initiatives… Wireless Sensors That Detect Part Failure Under Development
Mon, 03/06/2006 - 22:00
European researchers are hard at work developing wireless sensors that will predict when components will fail. The implication of such a sensor has broad implications for just about all sectors of the manufacturing industry. The sensor… The Quality Group Announces Its New Director of Business Excellence
Tue, 02/28/2006 - 22:00
Diane Ritter, a prolific author and former colleague of W. Edwards Deming, recently joined The Quality Group as its director of business excellence. Ritter is a co-author of the popular The Memory Jogger (GOAL/QPC, 1994) series of Six Sigma… Georgia Software Provider Named on ’Most Innovative’ List
Tue, 02/28/2006 - 22:00
Synthis Corp., a provider of enterprise knowledge-management software, was recently named one of Georgia’s most innovative technology companies. The list was compiled by the Technology Association of Georgia, which accepts nominees from the… New Book Illustrates Six Sigma Processes
Tue, 02/28/2006 - 22:00
Dave Rasmusson’s The SIPOC Picture Book: A Visual Guide to the SIPOC/DMAIC Relationship (Oriel Inc., 2006) helps readers use Six Sigma concepts to sort, categorize and organize new concepts and information, and integrate them with what they… Army Awards Multimillion Dollar Lean Six Sigma Contract
Tue, 02/28/2006 - 22:00
Perkins Technical Services Inc. was recently awarded a nearly $500 million contact to provide lean Six Sigma consulting, process management and organizational development throughout the U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command. Perkins has… Award Deadline Looms
Tue, 02/28/2006 - 22:00
The Global Six Sigma Awards will be presented on June 28, 2006, at the Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Scheduled to coincide with the Global SixSigma Summit, the awards will honor Six Sigma’s best achievements and leading… Conference to Focus on Synergy of Lean and Six Sigma
Mon, 02/27/2006 - 22:00
An upcoming conference will examine the dual use of lean and Six Sigma to achieve the most return on investment. Lean Six Sigma 2006, hosted by Ixperion, will focus on the application, not simply the theory of the methodologies. There will be… New Standard Benchmarks e-Learning Quality
Mon, 02/27/2006 - 22:00
A new ISO/IEC standard aims to harmonize the various approaches used around the world for assessing the quality of e-learning initiatives. ISO/IEC 19796:2005, Information technology—learning, education and training, quality management,…