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Lisa Greenleaf
Editor's note: Lisa Greenleaf will be appearing on the May 4, 2012, episode of Quality Digest Live at 11 a.m. Pacific, 2 p.m. Eastern. That episode will be available on-demand beginning Monday, May 7, 2012.
For as long as cargo has been transported via road, there has been cargo theft. Whether from…
Gartner
(Gartner: Stamford CT) -- Organizational politics are emerging as a challenge, and through 2016 they will prevent at least one-third of business process management (BPM) efforts progressing from one-off projects to enterprisewide adoption, according to Gartner Inc.
Gartner analysts revealed some…
NIST
(NIST: Washington) -- President Obama’s fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget for the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) submitted to Congress proposes an appropriations funding level of $857 million, an increase of $106.2 million from FY 2012.
More than half of…
SAE International
(SAE International: Detroit) -- Companies seeking to hire automotive engineering professionals will be able to meet with prospective candidates at the SAE 2012 World Congress Career Fair in Detroit. The fair will be held April 24–25, 2012, at Cobo Center in the lobby in front of Detroit Hall from…
University of Michigan
It was a thrilling ride for the team of students representing the University of Michigan’s solar car, Quantum, in the World Solar Challenge in Australia.
A 30-minute documentary, Racing with the Sun, that offers a vivid up-close look at the team’s dedication and determination in the Outback. The…
MIT News
Scott Stern doesn’t work in a laboratory or have a degree in the hard sciences. You’ll never find him using a genome sequencer or an MRI scanner. Yet he knows more about some aspects of science than almost any practicing scientist does.
That’s because Stern, an economist at the MIT Sloan School of…
William A. Levinson
Compliance is an unfortunate word in connection with standards because it suggests something arduous, unpleasant, costly, and annoying that one must do to “get the certificate.”
It’s true that organizations must meet certain requirements to register to a standard like ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and the…
A2LA
(A2LA: Frederick, MD) -- The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), provider of comprehensive services in laboratory accreditation and laboratory-related training, in collaboration with the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), the national nonprofit representing…
ISO 9000 Conference
(ISO 9001 Conference: Orlando, FL) -- The 20th Annual International Conference on ISO 9000 has been structured to provide a balanced program of presentations by corporate executives and management system experts. Most organizations face compelling issues that must be continually addressed to…
CMSC
(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society, the preeminent membership association for measurement professionals, is reminding quality professionals that the March 1, 2012, call for papers deadline for the 2012 Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) is approaching. The 28th…
FDA
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued three draft guidance documents on biosimilar product development to assist industry in developing such products in the United States.
“When it comes to getting new biosimilar products on the market, the FDA has…
PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC
(PwC: Davos, Switzerland) -- Nearly half (48%) of the 1,258 CEOs polled worldwide believe the global economy will decline even further during the next 12 months, according to PricewaterhouseCooper’s (PwC) 15th Annual Global CEO Survey. Just 15 percent of survey respondents said the global economy…
Gallup
When it comes to project management, most organizations put their practices before their people. They place more emphasis on rational factors, i.e., the process itself, and less on emotional drivers that could lead to project excellence—like their employees’ engagement with the project and company…
Setra Systems
(Setra: Boxborough, MA) -- Setra Systems, a global designer and manufacturer of pressure measurement instrumentation for industrial, test, and measurement, HVAC/R, semiconductor, energy, environmental, medical, pharmaceutical, and meteorological requirements, has introduced the Multi-Sense 231RS,…
NeoMetrix Technologies Inc.
(NeoMetrix: Lake Mary, FL) -- SpaceClaim Engineer, a 3-D direct modeler, was built with ease of use and speed in mind. It is unlike any other 3-D system because it’s an “interactive modeler,” meaning you work with geometry in real time, bringing unmatched simplicity, speed, and flexibility to…
International Manufacturing Technology Show
(IMTS: Chicago) -- International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) visitors, it’s time to excel in your field: Registration for IMTS 2012 is open.
IMTS 2012, which will take place Sept. 10–15, 2012, in Chicago, is the place to be to see and learn about the latest in manufacturing technology…
Bruce Hamilton
Do you remember a post-hippie-era song called “Signs?” The song’s refrain came to mind recently during a workplace walkthrough.
“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?”
—Five…
Mountz
During the assembly of parts using an electric torque screwdriver, there are many things to consider to achieve proper torque control. Is the joint hard or soft? What material is being used? Is the screw lubricated or treated with a locking patch? One factor that’s often overlooked is the RPM…
Marketplace Chaplains USA
(Marketplace Chaplains USA: Plano TX) -- A recent corporate business council (CBC) study shows that customer satisfaction is often driven by employee loyalty to the company. Many organizations like banks, automotive dealers, and moving companies have found that having a Chaplain Care Team is a…
Vishay Precision Group
(Vishay: Malvern, PA) -- Vishay Precision Group has announced that its VPG Process Weighing division has unveiled a new video highlighting the features and capabilities of a G4 modular, high-speed instrument for weighing and force measurement and control applications. Based on more than 60 years of…
JAI Group
(JAI: San Jose, CA) -- JAI, developer and manufacturer of high-quality industrial and machine vision cameras, has added four new GigE Vision cameras to its series of industrial grade charge-coupled device (CCD) cameras built around quad-tap sensors from Kodak.
The AM-201GE (monochrome) and AB-…
Oscar Combs
With companies being asked to produce more with fewer resources, managing risks is more critical than ever. Sometimes organizations become so accustomed to navigating around their inherent risks that they become complacent in identifying and anticipating them—until something catastrophic happens.…
Adept Technology
(Adept Technology: Pleasonton, CA) -- Adept Technology Inc., designer and manufacturer of intelligent vision-guided robotics systems and autonomous mobile solutions, has announced the launch of the new Adept Courier, a groundbreaking approach to automating the movement of goods.
The Adept Courier…
Steven Ouellette
“It is what it is.” I’m hearing that a lot now. I’m OK with it if someone is using it as a shortcut to mean something like the Serenity Prayer. But more and more, I’m hearing people use it in a way that sounds like an expression of helplessness and futility.
As “it is what it is” permeates into…
Geomagic
(Geomagic: Morrisville, NC) -- Geomagic, the leading provider of 3-D software for creating and inspecting digital models of physical objects, has announced that Tom Kurke, COO, alongside Michael Weinberg, staff attorney for Public Knowledge, will be presenting at this year’s Faro 3D Documentation…
