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(GAO: Washington, D.C.) -- In 1995, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) designated Department of Defense (DOD) business systems modernization as a high-risk program, and the program remains on the high-risk list today. A key to successful systems modernization is having and using an…
(AME: San Diego) -- The attendees of the Western Regional Conference of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) in San Diego June 9-11, 2008 will have an opportunity to hear keynote speakers who are experts on lean principles share their success stories. The speaker roster includes a…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The new International Standard ISO/IEC 10995:2008 specifies an accelerated aging test method for estimating the life expectancy for the retrievability of information stored on recordable or rewritable optical disks.This international standard provides a methodology that includes…
(NCQA: Washington) -- Expanding health insurance coverage is a critical step in health reform, but reforms won’t be successful if they fail to address the quality and cost of care. That’s the conclusion of The Quality Crossroads Group, a broad group of stakeholders drawn together to identify…
(ANSI: Washington) -- James H. Turner, Jr., chief counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives committee on science and technology, has been selected by the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day planning committee as the 2008 recipient of the Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award. Turner…
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute invites all members to submit a nomination for the 2009 ANSI board of directors. Nominations are for terms beginning on January 1, 2009.ANSI strives to ensure balance and diversity within its membership and is seeking board members who…
(ISO: Geneva) -- A new ISO standard will help to ensure consistent communication about one of the most ubiquitous and versatile materials in the global economy: plastics. ISO 19712-1:2008, “Plastics—Decorative solid surfacing materials—Part 1: Classification and specifications,” will ensure that…
(NCQA: Washington) -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance recently reached a milestone when it recognized its 10,000th physician for high-quality care. NCQA’s voluntary physician recognition programs evaluate physicians and physician practices based on evidence-based measures of quality…
(LAI International Inc.: Scottsdale, Arizona) -- A lean manufacturing initiative conducted by LAI International Inc., a supplier of precision components and subassemblies for original equipment manufacturers, has reduced the cycle time on a critical aerospace product by 25 percent, according to…
William Lannes, professor emeritus of the University of New Orleans (NOVACES: New Orleans, Louisiana) -- NOVACES, a provider of lean Six Sigma consulting and training services, and the University of New Orleans have announced a seminar designed…
(Sutherland Global Services: Rochester, New York) -- Sutherland Global Services, a multinational business process outsourcing (BPO) provider, received top honors in the 2008 Six Sigma case study presentation contest held by the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) and the Quality Council of India…
Ron Sachs, Consolidated News Photos (NIST: Washington) -- Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez recently presented five U.S. organizations with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest honor for organizational innovation and performance excellence. This…
(APICS: Chicago, Illinois) -- The Association for Operations Management recently completed the relocation of the association’s corporate headquarters from Alexandria, Virginia, to Chicago to better serve its 43,000 members. Chicago’s labor force boasts a large number of operations management and…
(ASQ: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -- In the world of quality improvement, achieving certification is viewed as a major source of personal accomplishment as well as a stepping stone to job advancement and higher salary. This year, the American Society for Quality (ASQ) celebrates its 40th year of…
(CMS: Baltimore, Maryland) -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking steps to encourage physicians and other eligible professionals to take part in the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI), a program designed to improve the quality of care provided to Medicare…
(American College of Physicians: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) -- More than a dozen U.S. specialty health-care organizations joined the four major primary care physicians’ professional groups to endorse the seven-point Joint Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).The PCMH offers…
(OHSU: Portland, Oregon) -- A recent study, “Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics,” by William Hersh, M.D., professor and chair of the department of medical informatics and clinical epidemiology at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), says a 40 percent hike in information…
(SME: Dearborn, Michigan) -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers will present the Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show, an industrial and educational showcase for manufacturing innovations and trends, at Place Bonaventure on May 12, 13, and 14, 2008.
The Montreal Manufacturing Technology…
(ANSI: Washington) -- The American National Standards Institute and the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China (CNCA) came together recently to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU), making a formal commitment to cooperation in conformity assessment…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) have signed an agreement to increase their cooperation in developing international standards. The agreement initially focuses on the subjects of…
(ISO: Geneva) -- ISO recently published a new version of the SI Guide, a small manual for the use of the International System of Units (SI [Système International d’Unités]).The SI is a comprehensive metric and decimal system based on units and derived units. The seven base units are length, mass,…
(MCQ: Minnetonka, Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Council for Quality recently announced the recipients of the 2007 Minnesota Quality Award. Nine organizations received recognition this year: • Achievement Level o Winona Health (Winona) • Advancement Level o Benedictine Health System, Long-Term…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Organized in association with ASQ, the International Conference on ISO 9001 will occur March 9 and 10, 2009, in Orlando, Florida, with workshops held on March 8.The 2009 conference theme is ISO 9001 and ISO 9004 revisions. The deadline for submitting an abstract is August 29, 2008…
(Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc.: Wakefield, Rhode Island) -- Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc. will host the 23rd annual International Forum on design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA), on June 10-11, 2008. The forum, titled “DFMA Today: Leading the Way to Results,” will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel,…
(Minitab Inc.: State College, Pennsylvania) -- Minitab Inc. has released the Quality Companion Dashboard, a tool for users of Quality Companion by Minitab. The Dashboard is a complimentary utility that aggregates project data and lets Six Sigma professionals, managers, and stakeholders view…