Content by Quality Digest
Health Care Comparison Web Site Announced
Mon, 05/23/2005 - 22:00
The National Committee for Quality Assurance will release Quality Compass 2005 this summer. The online tool is described as indispensable for selecting a health plan, conducting competitor analysis, quality improvement, benchmarking and health care… ISO 14001 Survey Planned
Mon, 05/23/2005 - 22:00
ANSI-RAB National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and QSU Publishing Co. will conduct a detailed survey that will examine the costs, benefits and savings associated with registration to ISO 14001. The fourth in a series of surveys conducted by QSUP and… New Book Explores Lean-Six Sigma Integration
Tue, 05/17/2005 - 22:00
A new book that explores the use of an integrated lean Six Sigma as a problem-solving methodology was recently released by Rath & Strong. Rath & Strong’s Integrated Lean Six Sigma Roadmap is the company’s latest product. It provides a… BMG Joins Decisioneering Six Sigma Partner Program
Tue, 05/17/2005 - 22:00
Decisioneering Inc. recently announced that Breakthrough Management Group Inc. has joined its Six Sigma Partner Program. The partnership will allow BMG and Decisioneering to work together to promote Decisioneering’s Crystal Ball software program in… SigmaQuest, OpSource Announce Sales Alliance
Tue, 05/17/2005 - 22:00
SigmaQuest Inc. and OpSource have formed an alliance to deliver SigmaQuest’s SigmaSure product performance intelligence software in an on-demand model. OEMs that want to use SigmaQuest’s software for managing product development quality across… Sarbanes-Oxley, Six Sigma and Lean Seminar Announced
Tue, 05/17/2005 - 22:00
An upcoming seminar will focus on the complementary use of lean, Six Sigma and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements to maintain compliance and improve performance. “Benefiting from Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements Through Beyond Lean Six Sigma Techniques,” will… Six Sigma Conferences for Financial Services, Sales and Marketing Announced
Tue, 05/17/2005 - 22:00
Two upcoming conferences hosted by WCBF will feature the use of Six Sigma in very different contexts. “Six Sigma for Financial Services” will be held June 21–23 at the Westin New York at Times Square, in New York City. It has been designed to be… State Baldrige Programs Form Alliance
Mon, 05/16/2005 - 22:00
A network of state-sponsored Baldrige Award programs has formed an alliance in an effort to bring added recognition—and possibly added funding—to their programs. The Alliance for Performance Excellence was formed about 18 months ago. Operated by an… STR Acquires European Textile Testing Company
Mon, 05/16/2005 - 22:00
Specialized Technology Resources Inc., a quality assurance testing and compliance monitoring company, recently acquired the textiles testing business of Precision Processes Textiles Ltd. “PPT is a very strong brand within the UK textiles testing… Hexagon Metrology Introduces Rotating CMM Probe Head
Mon, 05/16/2005 - 22:00
Hexagon Metrology released its new TesaStar M motorized probe head at a recent exposition held in Germany. The TesaStar M is a shank-mounted, motorized articulating probe head for CMMs. It’s capable of indexing in 5-degree increments, ±180 degrees…
