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(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- While athletes from around the world prepared to spotlight their exceptional physical skills in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, behind the scenes Olympic coaches are taking a new approach to building a winning performance. They’re turning to business improvement methods that…
(WCBF: Chicago) -- The Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement Awards, organized by WCBF, has announced that Mark Pigott, chairman and CEO of Bellevue, Washington-based PACCAR has been named the winner of its prestigious Six Sigma and Business Improvement CEO of the Year Award.
Six Sigma…
(BSI Group: London) -- All tasks encountered at work involve a process, some more complex than others. The output of many processes is often dependent on multiple inputs.
Are you sure that the output is the best that your process can achieve?
Could the output be improved by adjusting some of…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The seventh edition of the ISO International Standard for currency codes has just been published. ISO 4217:2008—“Codes for the representation of currencies and funds,” is the only worldwide, multi-industry, standardized currency code.
“Information interchange on an international…
(ANSI: New York) -- Continuing education programs are growing in popularity as employees in a variety of industries work to keep up with new technologies and business strategies. According to a report released recently by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics,…
(ISO: Geneva) -- ISO 20712 standard answers the need to standardize a system for giving safety information related to aquatic activity that relies as little as possible on the use of words to achieve understanding. Water-safety signs and flags can be invaluable aids in bringing people’s attention…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- Paul Borawski, American Society for Quality (ASQ) executive director and chief strategic officer, was recently awarded the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE) Leadership Award. The award was presented at the CESSE Annual Meeting in Detroit, July 15–…
(ANSI: New York) -- In the state of California, crane operator certification bodies are required to be accredited by a California Division of Occupational Health and Safety (Cal/OSHA)-approved accreditation body. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Personnel Certification…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Have you printed your bus schedule today? Sent an e-mail? Made an online payment? At a time when information and communication technology (ICT) is becoming increasingly critical for fulfilling everyday tasks at home and at the office, an ISO/IEC standard will ensure that the…
(ANSI: New York) -- Two months remain for the nomination of documents that will be included in this year’s survey of Standards That Make a Difference.
First organized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in 2002, the survey compiles information about standards that are “making a…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization has published a combined book and CD giving organizations advice on how to make integrated use of management system standards.
The integrated use of management system standardsThe integrated use of management system standards…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- While athletes from around the world prepare to spotlight their exceptional physical skills in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics this August, behind the scenes Olympic coaches are taking a new approach to building a winning performance. They are turning to business improvement…
(WCBF: Chicago) -- WCBF’s Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement Awards has announced that Mark Pigott, chairman and CEO of PACCARhas been named Six Sigma & Business Improvement CEO of the Year.
Six Sigmahas played a major role in PACCAR’s worldwide growth and profitability since 1997. The…
(LAI International Inc.: Scottsdale, Arizona) -- A Six Sigma program recently completed by LAI International Inc.—a supplier of precision components and subassemblies for original equipment manufacturers—has reduced production time by 20 percent for a critical structural aerospace component.
A…
(Avery Point Group: Atlanta, Georgia) -- After years of steady gains, lean has achieved a slight edge over Six Sigma as the more desired skill set. The accelerating demand for lean talent is an indicator that companies are increasingly looking to lean as a means to help them combat the current…
(Minitab Inc.: State College, Pennsylvania) — A new, complimentary e-book will help companies get a jump-start when implementing Six Sigma programs.
Quality Companion—Getting Started provides an excellent introduction to Minitab’s process improvement software. “Quality Companion is an ideal tool…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- An executive order issued by President Bush that establishes mechanisms for improving government performance was greeted by ASQ as a welcome measure for ensuring effective and efficient application of taxpayer resources.
“We commend the president for his farsightedness in…
(NCQA: Washington, D.C.) -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance recently released its 2007 annual report, “Coming Home to Better Care.” The report looks at the promise of the patient-centered medical home, a promising approach that seeks to strengthen the patient-physician relationship…
(ASQ: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -- Physician profiles are becoming an integral part of hospital appointment, reappointment, and ongoing professional-practice evaluation (OPPE) as now required by The Joint Commission. The American Society for Quality will provide direction on creating a profile, as…
(Quality Digest: Chico, California) -- Be sure to check out the new, fully redesigned Quality Digest homepage and web site. Not only is the new site more aesthetically pleasing than ever, it’s easier to navigate, so you can now find your favorite topics, columnists, departments, and articles…
(IBM: Armonk, New York) -- IBM’s vision statement, "Healthcare 2015 and Care Delivery: Delivery models refined, competencies" defined calls for collaboration among providers to achieve new milestones in defining, measuring and delivering value across national and global health care systems.
The…
(American Society for Quality: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -- Physician profiles are becoming an integral part of hospital appointment, reappointment, and ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) as now required by The Joint Commission. A free seminar scheduled for Wednesday, July 30, 1-2 p.m…
(American Society for Quality: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -- The American Society for Quality has submitted guidelines to the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in response to a concern about a ruling that could threaten to…
(ANSI: New York) -- The Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR) has submitted a new work item proposal to the International Organization for Standardization for a standard on performance requirements for purpose-built anticounterfeiting tools. As the U.S. member body to ISO, the American…
(NCQA: Washington) -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance recently released standards that updated its voluntary Physician and Hospital Quality (PHQ) program, an assessment of how health plans measure and report on the quality and cost of physicians and hospitals. NCQA launched PHQ in 2006…