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Better Product Design Equals Lower Manufacturing Costs
Mon, 09/13/2004 - 22:00
Improved product design would make manufacturing products less expensive than outsourcing to countries like China, according to a recent benchmarking study. The authors suggest that U.S. companies should do a better job of integrating cost analysis… ISO Survey Finds ISO 9001 in Transition and ISO 14001 Growing
Mon, 09/13/2004 - 22:00
2003 was a year of transition for ISO 9001 and a year of significant growth for ISO 14001, reports ISO in its annual study. Study results about ISO 9001 included: Up to the end of 2003, at least 500,125 registrations had been issued in 149… Administrators Grow Quality in Schools
Mon, 09/13/2004 - 22:00
School administrators looking for ways to meet tough federal requirements have found a new ally in a rather unlikely place—the quality profession. The need for continual improvement is familiar to quality professionals, but it’s relatively new to… Consumer Satisfaction Holds Steady in Second Quarter
Mon, 09/13/2004 - 22:00
The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index held steady for the second quarter of 2004, remaining at its highest level in 10 years. The index stands at 74.4, unchanged from last quarter. Economists report that the sunny news indicates high… ANSI Announces Leadership Awards
Mon, 09/13/2004 - 22:00
The American National Standards Institute recently awarded 2004 Leadership and Service Awards to six executives. The winners were recognized for their significant contributions to national and international standardization activities and commitment… Sypris Relocates California Calibration Lab
Sun, 09/12/2004 - 22:00
Sypris Test & Measurement will relocate its San Francisco Bay Area calibration lab, the company announced recently. The company moved from San Jose to Sunnyvale, California. Moving the lab places the company closer to existing customers in… New York City Standards Conference
Tue, 09/07/2004 - 22:00
Social Accountability International will hold its sixth annual conference in New York City on October 18. The conference, “Corporate Social Responsibility and Workplace Standards: Responsible Strategies for Global Sourcing,” will focus on the… QMI Acquires QCB Inc.
Tue, 09/07/2004 - 22:00
The recent acquisition of Quality Certification Bureau Inc. by QMI made QMI the largest registrar in North America, according to the registrar. The buy-out includes QCB Inc., QBC Corp., and QCB Organic, companies that are collectively based in… Health and Safety Draft Standard Released for Public Comment
Tue, 09/07/2004 - 22:00
A joint committee of the American National Standards Institute and the American Industrial Hygiene Association recently released a draft Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS) standard for public review. The deadline to submit… Enterprisewide Indoor GPS Gains Acceptance in World of Metrology
Mon, 09/06/2004 - 22:00
A partnership between Arc Second Inc. and Romer CimCore could signal the acceptance of indoor GPS as the measurement technology of the future. Several major metrology companies, including Romer CimCore, Metrologic Inc. and New River Kinematics,…