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Employees matter. They are difficult to find and hard to replace, especially in today’s labor market. Besides figuring out why someone leaves unexpectedly, it’s important to consider the other side of the equation—what about your company makes people stay.
As part of the annual NIST MEP survey, we…
(TechSolve: Cincinnati) -- TechSolve, a Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center dedicated to the advancement of manufacturing through technology, presents the premiere MFG Strong workforce summit for Southwest Ohio manufacturers. The one-day event brings together key workforce development…
(Buehler: Lake Bluff, IL) -- Do you prepare metallographic samples for microstructural analysis? If so, join Buehler for its educational series of webinars covering etching and microstructure.
This webinar series is ideal for metallurgists, metallographers, and metallurgical technicians, engineers…
(The ROI Alliance: Longmont, CO) -- After more than 24 years of consulting, one consultant says he knows why everyone in a business thinks that everyone else is working on the wrong things, and what to do to fix it.
In his new book, Galileo’s Telescope, author Steven Ouellette presents a…
(NIMS: Fairfax, VA) -- The National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS), established in 1995, is marking its 25th anniversary in 2020 with fresh, forward-thinking methodologies for skills training, performance validation, and credentialing that address the competencies needed by today’s…
(Thomas: New York) -- Thomas, the leader in product sourcing, supplier selection, and marketing solutions for industry, has released the results of its latest survey canvassing North American manufacturing and industrial sectors. This installment in the Thomas Industrial Survey Series generated…
(Disaster Avoidance Experts: Columbus, OH) --The quality of our response to COVID-19 is fundamentally broken – and that doesn’t apply only to governments, but also to businesses, nonprofits, and individuals and their households. Where and why did we go wrong and how can we improve, especially as…
(Harrington Management Systems: Los Gatos, CA) -- H. James Harrington and William S. Ruggles have released their book Project Management for Performance Improvement Teams.
“We believe this book can be very valuable to you and your organization,” say the authors. “One of the highest failure rates…
(ETQ: Boston) -- ETQ, a leading provider of quality management solutions, released findings from a first-of-its-kind research study–“The State of Quality Management: 2020.” According to the survey, companies are investing more in quality as a strategic business growth initiative that brings a…
Have you ever wondered why the sales and marketing departments walk out of the boardroom with a bag full of money after they made their pitch, but board members only see you and your quality unit presentation as the bearer of bad news?
I have seen it too many times to count. The quality unit has a…
This is an exciting time of the year for the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, as we welcome our newest Baldrige Award recipients to the Baldrige family of role model organizations. We celebrate our award recipients and look forward to recognizing them at the 32nd Annual Quest for Excellence…
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that six organizations will be presented with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Baldrige is the nation’s only presidential award for performance excellence, recognizing U.S. organizations and businesses that have shown an unceasing drive…
(Conference Board: New York) -- A nationwide survey reveals that Americans are feeling better about their jobs than they have in years, according to a recent poll conducted by the Conference Board.
The survey shows that about 54 percent of U.S. workers are satisfied with their employment.…
(NIMS: Fairfax, VA) -- The National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) is pleased to announce that it has launched a new credential to validate an instructor’s or evaluator’s parts inspection skills.
According to Montez King, Executive Director of NIMS, “validating skills has become ever…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- The book, Statistical Process Control for the Food Industry: A Guide for Practitioners and Managers, by Sarina A. Lim and Jiju Antony (Wiley, 2019), provides managers, engineers, and practitioners with an overview of necessary and relevant tools of statistical process…
(Modus Institute: Seattle) -- The eternal question: What do I do next?
We have goals (value to provide) that need to be completed. But there are so many of them, we don’t know where to start.
We want to do the right work at the right time. We want to make sure we get the important work done.
We…
The new auditor knowledge exam from the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is now available to be taken. This tool offers a consistent method to assess auditor knowledge across a range of relevant skills for all GFSI-recognized programs, ensuring a baseline of expertise within this important…
(Association for Manufacturing Excellence: Rolling Meadows, IL) -- Learn about the historic and cultural roots behind the people-development concepts and principles underlying the Toyota Way at the “Isao Yoshino seminar on lean leadership and the Toyota Way” to be held April 25, 2019, 8 a.m. to 12…
(Productivity Press: New York) -- How to Coach for Creativity and Service Excellence: A Lean Coaching Workbook, by Karyn Ross (Productivity Press, 2019), is a self-contained workbook, in which the reader completes 21 days of practical exercises and activities focused on creativity, lean, and…
(Buehler: Lake Bluff, IL) -- Buehler, an Illinois Tool Works (ITW) company, is sponsoring a new webinar for the testing of ferrous materials Dec. 4–6, 2018, in English, French, and German languages.
Buehler is offering this webinar to cover a variety of issues commonly encountered in both…
(marcus evans: Chicago) -- marcus evans will host the Tech4 Innovation: Partnerships & Scouting Conference on Oct. 24–25, 2018 in Boston. This conference will bring together leaders in R&D, technology innovation, tech scouting and acquisition, external innovation, and partnerships to…
(PQ Systems: Dayton, OH) -- PQ Systems has lent its professional support and charting expertise to a software application developed by the Deming Institute in partnership with Acquate.
ED Software provides training for leading organizations as systems—a fundamental principle of W. Edwards Deming,…
Manufacturing Day 2018 to Focus on Biggest Problem Manufacturers Face: A Shortage of Skilled Workers
(Manufacturing Institute: Washington, D.C.) -- The National Association of Manufacturers’ (NAM) Manufacturing Institute has announced that Manufacturing Day (MFG) 2018 will occur on Friday, October 5, with a record-breaking turnout expected. This year, MFG Day will focus on one of the biggest…
(Productivity Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Productivity Press presents the latest book from international quality expert, H. James Harrington, titled Innovative Change Management (ICM): Preparing Your Organization for the New Innovative Culture, published in March 2018.
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(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- If your organization is striving to achieve breakthrough performance and results, the recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will soon be sharing their role-model best practices at the 30th Anniversary Quest for Excellence conference.
The conference,…