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(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- The new release from Wiley, Knowledge Automation: How to Implement Decision Management in Business Processes, by Alan N. Fish (Wiley, 2012), is a one-stop how-to guide to understanding the intersection of three technologies: decision management, business process management…
(Jossey-Bass: San Francisco) -- New trends in technology (cloud computing) and business (outsourcing) in just the last few years have opened some brand new ways businesses can operate. One of them—collaboration with customers and often competitors— promises to yield a whole new way of doing…
(AST: Mount Olive, NJ) -- American Sensor Technologies (AST), manufacturer of microelectromechanical structures (MEMS) pressure sensors, introduces an innovative pressure/temperature sensor and pressure/temperature transmitter that provide both pressure and temperature outputs from a single process…
(TÜV SÜD: Peabody, MA) -- TÜV SÜD America Inc. can now provide accredited certification for ISO 50001 to companies of all sizes and complexities. Developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to assist companies in their efforts to minimize energy consumption, ISO 50001 is…
(TÜV Rheinland: Caledonia, MI) -- TÜV Rheinland Industrial Solutions Inc., a provider of full-service inspection and testing services company, has announced that its branch office location in Woodstock, Alabama, has received Nadcap accreditation for nondestructive inspections. This complements the…
(Konica Minolta Sensing: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), a global leader in the industrial measurement of color, light, and 3-D shape, announces the launch of its newest light measurement product, the T-10A Series illuminance meter, designed to measure the brightness and…
(Lloyd Instruments: West Sussex, UK) -- Lloyd Instruments Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of material testing machines and software, texture analyzers, and polymer test instruments, has introduced the latest additions to its line of advanced materials testing systems: the LS5 and LS2.5. Both…
(TÜV SÜD: Peabody, MA) -- TÜV SÜD America Inc. announces that it will participate at the Food Safety Summit on April 17–19, 2012, at the Washington D.C. Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The company will exhibit at the event in booth No. 402.
During the conference on Wed., April 18, at 3:30–4…
(NEi: Westminster, CA) -- NEi Software, developer of finite element analysis (FEA) software, announces the release of NEi Nastran V10.1. With more than 70 new product enhancements, this major release enables product development engineers to simulate real-world conditions in a shorter amount of…
(IHI: Cambridge, MA) -- The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), an independent nonprofit organization that works with health care providers and leaders throughout the world to achieve safe and effective health care, will host its 13th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in…
(OGP: Rochester, NY) -- Optical Gaging Products (OGP), which develops, manufactures, markets, and services noncontact and multisensor measurement solutions, is set to exhibit a multisensor digital measuring device at this year’s MACH show. The device, which is part of the SmartScope range of…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Many projects fail to deliver on time and within budget. These failures are often the result of poor project management skills. Your Project Management Coach, by Bonnie Biafore and Teresa Stover (Wiley, 2012) provides a hands-on, pragmatic approach to solving real-world…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Register for the 24th annual Quest for Excellence conference and you’ll get something extra: an invitation to attend the ceremony and reception honoring the 2010 and 2011 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
Twenty five current and past Baldrige…
(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp., developer, manufacturer, and supplier of machine vision systems, surface inspection systems, and industrial ID readers, has introduced OCRMax, a new tool for optical character recognition (OCR) and verification applications that gives Cognex vision systems and…
(AIAG: Southfield, MI) -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) has honored five individuals with awards for outstanding achievement in recognition of their contributions and overall dedication to corporate responsibility in the global automotive industry. AIAG, a nonprofit, member-supported…
(Modus Cooperandi: Seattle) -- Personal Kanban is an effectiveness system built for our frenetic 21st century lives. More than ever it seems, we have more work than we can handle, more goals we never get around to realizing... and more sleepless nights because of it. Too often our mission-critical…
(H.C. Starck: Newton, MA) -- For the second year running, H.C. Starck, a global manufacturer and supplier of refractory metals and technical ceramics, was among 11 companies honored at the 2012 Northeast Ohio Evolution of Manufacturing Awards sponsored by Smart Business magazine. Recognized for its…
(ADCOLE: Marlborough, MA) -- ADCOLE Corp., designer and manufacturer of high-accuracy measurement machines and components, has upgraded its automatic surface finish gauge for crankshafts and camshafts. This high-precision surface roughness measuring machine provides rapid operation with fully…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Organizations of all sizes and types are facing a duel threat and opportunity. At the very moment when global markets are becoming available, these organizations are losing valuable people resources due to “boomer” retirements and downsizing strategies. As the…
Olympus NDT: Waltham, MA) -- Olympus NDT has announceds the launch of its instrument rental program in the United States. Olympus NDT, a major world leader in the manufacture of nondestructive testing equipment, now has available an extensive inventory of rental equipment that includes flaw…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- In conjunction with the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM), the kelvin, the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature, is currently being newly defined at the Physikalisch-Technischen Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig, Germany, which is the…
(Meggitt: San Juan Capistrano, CA) -- Meggitt Sensing Systems, designer and manufacturer of high-performance sensing and monitoring systems for air and land-based machinery in extreme environments, has introduced the Endevco model 2224C series of piezoelectric accelerometers. These devices are …
(Minitab: State College, PA) -- Minitab, a leading provider of software for quality improvement, is offering at no cost, an online preview training session on value-stream mapping, a technique used to analyze the flow of information and materials needed to bring products to customers.
The hour-…
For the second straight month, fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States is at its highest level, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).
Average fuel economy of cars, light trucks, minivans, and SUVs purchased in February was 23.7…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Structured Decision Making (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012) is an easy-to-read book about an often conflicting and difficult topic. This book is about the creative and messy process of making environmental management decisions.
The approach described is called Structured Decision…
