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Minitab Enhances Flagship Software
Wed, 06/01/2005 - 22:00
Minitab Inc. recently released MINITAB 14.2, the latest update of its award-winning statistical analysis software. The updated version includes new statistical capabilities, including chi-square goodness-of-fit tests for single categorical variable… Indian Team Wins ASQ Award for Six Sigma Project
Wed, 06/01/2005 - 22:00
Reliance Industries Ltd. received the Silver Award for the Six Sigma project it performed at the American Society for Quality’s Team Excellence Competition on May 18. The competition was held at ASQ’s World Conference on Quality & Improvement.… MoreSteam.com Introduces Financial Six Sigma Training
Wed, 06/01/2005 - 22:00
New curriculum from MoreSteam.com focuses on the use of Six Sigma in the financial services industry. Six Sigma and e-learning are increasingly popular vehicles for process improvement. With this in mind, MoreSteam.com developed the financial… Pyzdek to Offer Online Six Sigma Course
Wed, 06/01/2005 - 22:00
Pyzdek Consulting Inc. has announced a Six Sigma Black Belt training course designed for busy professionals. PCI President Thomas Pyzdek will lead the first TravelFree Training class. TravelFree Training will be delivered on the Web by live… Teams Earn Cost-Cutting Awards at ASQ Conference
Tue, 05/31/2005 - 22:00
Three teams earned awards for their cost-cutting prowess at the American Society for Quality’s World Conference on Quality & Improvement on May 18. Baxter Healthcare’s Value Stream Team earned the top prize, the Gold… Earn Lean Manufacturing Certification
Tue, 05/31/2005 - 22:00
EMS Consulting Group Inc. will host a public lean manufacturing certificate program in San Diego this fall. The program includes six course modules designed to provide participants with targeted managerial and technical competencies in lean… CNC Software Competition Leads to "American Hot Rod"
Tue, 05/31/2005 - 22:00
CNC Software Inc.’s educational division recently launched a new competition to find innovative student manufacturing projects. The Innovator of the Future competition requires student participants to produce a part that meets certain size… High Nursing Turnover Rates Targeted for Quality Improvement
Tue, 05/31/2005 - 22:00
A new agreement between the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and health care quality improvement organizations focuses on reducing nursing assistant turnover rates in more than 2,000 nursing homes. Nurse aide turnover averages 71… Customer Satisfaction Drop May Indicate Economic Slowdown
Tue, 05/31/2005 - 22:00
The American Customer Satisfaction Index fell in the first quarter of 2005, an indication that there might be further economic slowdown on the horizon. The ACSI for the first quarter of 2005 stands at 73.0, down 0.8 percent from last quarter. The… Caterpillar and StatSoft Release Manufacturing Software
Tue, 05/31/2005 - 22:00
Caterpillar Inc. and StatSoft Inc. have joined forces to release PROCEED, a turnkey software solution designed for manufacturing companies’ efforts to model, optimize and simulate complex processes. PROCEED is based on…