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(ISACA: Schaumburg, IL) -- In a tightening economic market, addressing enterprise performance can help organizations better weather challenges by reducing costs, creating efficiencies, and coming in on schedule while improving overall quality.
ISACA’s Capability Maturity Model Integration, or CMMI…
(The L.S. Starrett Company: Athol, MA) -- The L.S. Starrett Company, a leading manufacturer of precision measuring tools and gauges, metrology systems, and more, recently was featured on the Made in the USA podcast series by Modern Machine Shop Magazine. The interesting, insightful 40-minute…
(Digital Twin Consortium: Boston) -- The Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) has announced the publication of a white paper, “Decarbonizing the Built World: A Call to Action.” It outlines how building owners and their community of stakeholders can reduce carbon emissions using performance-based digital…
(BILT: Grapevine, TX) -- Yotrio, a leading manufacturer of outdoor living products, is enhancing its out-of-the-box customer experience with BILT. The 3D interactive app will deliver Yotrio’s assembly instructions with customizable guides to make it easier to set up pergolas, furniture, swings, and…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Lightweight electronics, meet the heavyweight champion for information protection. Security experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have announced a victor in their program to find a worthy defender of data generated by small devices. The…
(Configit: Copenhagen, Denmark) -- Configit, a global leader in configuration life cycle management (CLM), has announced that its Configit Ace has been approved for use by Unity Forma. Additionally, the two companies have co-developed a connector between Configit Ace and Unity Forma, providing…
(SprutCAM Tech: Limassol, Cyprus) -- SprutCAM Tech’s Robot Calibration mobile app is designed to accurately calibrate the Tool Center Point (TCP) and automatically transfer the data to SprutCAM X Robot via smartphone.
TCP calibration is a process used in robotics to determine the position of a…
(Fastems: Tampere, Finland, and West Chester, OH) -- A new complimentary service for all Fastems customers, “myFastems” provides more advanced digital services for customers using Fastems’ Manufacturing Management Software (MMS) Version 6 and above. Considered a software-as-a-service, myFastems…
(Key Technology: Walla Walla, WA) -- From humble beginnings growing vegetables for hungry neighbors during the Great Depression, R.S. Cockerill has grown to become one of the largest independent potato packers in the United Kingdom today. Cockerill credits much of this success to its top-quality…
(Molex: Lisle, IL) -- Molex, a global electronics leader and connectivity innovator, offers 2023 industry predictions using real-time data to propel major advancements across automotive, consumer devices, data center, and connected healthcare markets.
The emergence of powerful applications—such as…
(LMA Consulting Group: Claremont, CA) -- As supply chains grapple with demand fluctuation, supplier challenges, stagflation, and volatility in the economy, Lisa Anderson—manufacturing and supply chain expert—sees inventory tightening.
Also the president of LMA Consulting Group, Anderson says, “The…
(Husky Technologies, Bolton, MA) -- Husky Technologies, a pioneering technology provider delivering essential needs to the global community, was in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 8–11, exhibiting at Gulfood Manufacturing 2022. The Massachusetts-based company showed off its latest technologies,…
(StoreConnect: San Francisco) -- One of the biggest news stories of the past several years has been the Great Resignation. Millennials in particular have felt the brunt of workforce changes from the pandemic and have been pushing back. Nearly 60 percent of millennials feel workplace burnout has…
(LRQA: London) -- Manufacturers could be at growing risk of food fraud if they do not take the correct precautions when selecting new suppliers, according to global food safety assurance specialist LRQA.
With the pandemic, Brexit, and the war in Ukraine continuing to have a major impact on supply…
(Jedox: Freiburg, Germany) -- Jedox, an award-winning provider of enterprise performance management (EPM) solutions for Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), has been named an Overall Leader for Customer Experience and Vendor Credibility in the 2022 Wisdom of Crowds Enterprise Performance…
(GaiaLens: London) -- GaiaLens, the AI-driven environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) analytics platform that takes a purely quantitative approach to ESG scoring, has gone live with new versions of its three main dashboards offering Portfolio Level analysis, Stock Level analysis, and…
(International Organization for Standardization: Geneva) -- As the Covid-19 crisis grinds on, the forecast for the world’s economy is looking bleak indeed. In its “World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2022” report, the International Labour Organization (ILO) warns of an “uncertain recovery”…
(American National Standards Institute: Washington) -- For decades, the effects of climate change have melted polar ice caps, driving polar bears to spend more time on land near Canada’s northernmost communities. As a result, bears and humans have been interacting more frequently—encounters that…
(Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, a global leader in sensor, software, and autonomous technologies, and ETQ, a leading quality management system (QMS) provider, have announced a partnership to assure quality from concept to…
A recent study conducted by Forbes Insights, in partnership with ASQExcellence (ASQE) and ASQ, examines quality initiatives in the digital era, based on the views and experiences of 1,036 executives and quality professionals from enterprises worldwide.
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“Insights…
(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…
(ACSI: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Customer satisfaction with full-service restaurants is down 3.7 percent to a score of 78 (100-point scale) in a new report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). This is the lowest score in more than 10 years and the first time that full-service restaurants…
(ACSI: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Gas and electric service recovers after three years of declining customer satisfaction, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Household satisfaction with utilities is up 4.2 percent to a score of 74.9 on a 100-point scale. According to residential…
(Ford Motor Co.: Dearborn, MI) -- As manufacturing continues to become greener, Ford Motor Co. is going further to shrink its environmental footprint by sharing even more leading sustainability practices with its suppliers around the globe.
The Partnership for A Cleaner Environment (PACE) is part…
(ACSI: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Retailers reverse course after two years of declining customer satisfaction, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Retail Trade is up 4.7 percent to a score of 78.3 on a 100-point scale, an all-time high for the sector.
The ACSI covers six retail…