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(Frost & Sullican: London) -- Self-learning artificial intelligence (AI) in cars is the key to unlocking the capabilities of autonomous cars and enhancing value to end users through virtual assistance. It offers original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) fresh revenue streams through licensing,…
(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) – On Jan. 3, 2017, Ford Motor Co. announced plans to invest $700 million to expand its Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan into a factory that will build high-tech autonomous and electric vehicles. The expansion will create 700 direct new jobs. The announcement was…
(EtQ: Farmingdale, NY) -- EtQ announces the addition of Life Science features in its Traqpath product. The latest update includes enhancements that will take Traqpath to the next level for Life Science customers.
Life Science features include:
• Forced Authentication: Meet the needs of 21 CFR Part…
(The Shingo Institute: Copenhagen) -- The Shingo Institute, part of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has set Nov. 30, 2016 through Dec. 2, 2016, as the dates for the European Shingo Conference. The purpose of this conference is for attendees to hear leaders in…
(Heico: Chicago) -- The Heico Companies LLC, the parent holding company for more than 36 businesses involved in manufacturing, construction, and industrial services, including Ancra International, Kinedyne, S-Line and Wistra, has announced the acquisition of Ancra Systems B.V. Ancra Systems is a…
(Dynamic Metrology Solutions: Duncan, SC) -- MAP stands for Metrology Annotation Pro, a software tool for rapid “ballooning” of drawings for manufacturing that can save substantial time over manual ballooning or other methods of annotating drawings. MAP opens most 2D drawing files, including Adobe…
(AIAG: Southfield, MI) -- October’s upcoming release of revisions to the automotive industry’s most widely used international standard for quality management will include language on corporate ethics for the first time in its history. The standard—previously named ISO/TS 16949—is replaced by IATF…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Procurement makes up a substantial budget of any organization, so wouldn’t the world be a better place if it was done in a sustainable way? A new standard in development aims to help organizations do just that, and it has now reached one of the final stages in its development.
A…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- A new ASTM standard, E3012—“Guide for characterizing environmental aspects of manufacturing process,” will help manufacturers incorporate more sustainable practices into production. The standard, developed by ASTM International Committee E60 on Sustainability, will…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) — The procedure outlined in the book, Process Implementation Through 5S: Laying the Foundation for Lean, by Drew Willis (Productivity Press, 2016), shows how basic lean principles can be used to implement standardized work and visual controls through plan-do-check-…
(Theorem Solutions: Tamworth, UK) -- When designing and manufacturing complex products that contain hundreds or thousands of components, there will inevitably be a large supply chain involved. And when design data need to be exchanged during the design process, chances are different CAD software…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- An internationally renowned CEO and author on strategic business growth joins an award-winning supply chain practitioner and an experienced innovation expert as keynote speakers at the ASQ Lean and Six Sigma Conference, Feb. 29–March 1, 2016, in Phoenix.
Keynote speakers are…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Once known only as the creator of the nation’s highest award for organizational performance excellence, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program now offers executive leadership development training that is revolutionizing how leaders themselves use the Baldrige…
(Humantech: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Humantech, experts in workplace improvement, has earned a platinum-level certification to NSF Protocol P391—“General Sustainability Assessment Criteria for Services and Service Providers” from NSF Sustainability, a division of global independent public-health…
(NSF: Ann Arbor, MI) --Sustainable Minds has partnered with NSF Sustainability, a division of global public health organization NSF International, to provide life cycle assessment (LCA) verification and report certification for Sustainable Minds Transparency Reports.
Sustainable Minds (SM), a…
Last month the quadrennial U.S. National Climate Assessment was issued. Although the report is 840 pages long, the conclusion is clear. It is stated in the very first sentence: “Climate change, once considered an issue for a distant future, has moved firmly into the present.”
Although climate…
A new MIT study on supply-chain risk shows no correlation between the total amount a manufacturer spends with a supplier and the profit loss it would incur if that supply were suddenly interrupted. This counterintuitive finding defies a basic business tenet that equates the greatest supply-chain…
The MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation has released a report, “U.S Reshoring: A Turning Point,” based on the results of its 2012 U.S. reshoring survey.
In total, 340 participants completed the survey, of which 198 were manufacturing-only companies. Out of those 198 companies, 156 were U.S.…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- To facilitate the development and use of sustainable manufacturing processes, ASTM International’s Committee E60 on Sustainability has created a new subcommittee, E60.13 on Sustainable Manufacturing. The new group will hold its first meeting during Committee E60’s…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Following in the footsteps of its popular predecessor, the second edition of this workbook explains how to apply kanban replenishment systems to improve material flow. Kanban for the Supply Chain: Fundamental Practices for Manufacturing Management, Second Edition, by…
(BSI: Reston VA) -- Just one year ago, BSI America Professional Services introduced its Supply Chain Risk Exposure Evaluation Network (SCREEN), a web-based intelligence tool for supply chain security. Since then, SCREEN has been adopted by leading enterprises in the high-tech, retail, and…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- Organizations need to continually manage risks in their supply-chain operations. A no-cost webinar offered by the American Society for Quality (ASQ)—the world’s largest network of quality resources and experts—spotlights how ISO 28000—“Specification for security management…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- The Encyclopedia of Supply Chain Management (CRC Press, 2012) presents articles and 300 authoritative entries written by more than 30 experts covering all aspects of supply chain management (SCM). This is a comprehensive overview of fundamental topics, recent advances…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Historically important trade routes for goods of all kinds for more than 3,000 years, the Silk Road has once again come to prominence. Managing Supply Chains on the Silk Road: Strategy, Performance, and Risk (CRC Press, 2011) presents emerging supply chain…
Leaders of U.S. publicly-traded companies are becoming increasingly aware that their access to capital and ability to implement a long-term business strategy depend on support from multiple stakeholders. However, when it comes to social and environmental matters, boards often face a knowledge…