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(ASQ: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -- Ever wonder how quality relates to a slice of New York-style pizza? Or how to use lean tools at home? The American Society for Quality is offering innovative “After 5” sessions that cover topics on how to incorporate quality in day-to-day life at the 2008 World…
(ERAI: Naples, Florida) -- The first Electronic Industry Supply Chain Conference (EISCC) will be hosted May 1–2, 2008, in Las Vegas by ERAI Inc., a global trade association for the electronics industry. The event will focus on essential procurement and quality concerns and on regulatory issues…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization recently published a standard to increase the security of financial transactions over electronic media. ISO 19092:2008—“Financial services—Biometrics—Security framework,” establishes security requirements for implementing and…
A sheet of laser light illuminates the surface of the heat exchanger during the air-velocity measurement experiment.(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- Air-source heat pumps typically deliver 1 1/2 to three times more heating energy to a home than the electric energy they consume,…
(ANSI: Washington) -- A tripartite task force commissioned by the governments of the United States, the European Commission, and Brazil recently completed a review of existing bioethanol and biodiesel standards to identify where greater compatibility could be achieved in support of the global…
(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Rockville, MD) -- According to a new study funded by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, most doctors’ think that current systems to report and share information about errors are inadequate.…
(Lumetra: San Francisco) -- Investing in culturally-appropriate, community-based interventions substantially improved rates of A1C testing among Latinos with diabetes, according to a new study published in the February American Journal of Public Health. Proper diabetes care management is essential…
(World Bank: Astana, Kazakhstan) -- The World Bank’s board of executive directors recently approved a US$117.7 million loan for the Kazakhstan Health Sector Technology Transfer and Institutional Reform Project. The project will introduce international standards to the Ministry of Health and…
(AQHA: Washington, D.C.) -- The annual American Quality Health Association meeting will be held in San Francisco, California, Feb. 26–28, 2008. National health care leaders from quality improvement organizations, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and other public and private…
(Systat Software Inc.: Chicago) -- Systat Software Inc., a developer and supplier of award-winning scientific software and services, has launched MYSTAT 12, a freely downloadable statistical analysis software package designed specifically for use by students and the teaching community.MYSTAT…
(PowerSteering: Cambridge, Massachusetts) --PowerSteering, an on-demand, enterprise project portfolio management (PPM) software used to manage Six Sigma, information technology, product development and other enterprise initiatives, has announced its full support of an open, "bipartisan"…
(Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey) -- The U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) has set a standard for government agencies through its recent achievement of being the first Department of Defense organization to receive the 2007 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality…
(BBB: Washington) -- A report issued recently by the Identity Theft Prevention and Identity Management Standards Panel (IDSP) helps to arm businesses, government agencies, and other organizations with the high-quality tools needed to protect themselves and their customers against the theft and…
(ANSI: New York) -- A working group of safety experts and industry, government, and consumer leaders moved forward recently with the development of a proposed new safety-assurance program for toys.The proposal has been developed by a working group formed by the U.S. Toy Industry Association board…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization and its partner International Electrotechnical Commission have published a new guide on the vocabulary of metrology, the science of measurement and its application.ISO/IEC Guide 99:2007—“International vocabulary of metrology—Basic…
(ANSI: New York) -- As the world mourns the recent death of Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, the New Zealand-born adventurer who first reached the peak of Mount Everest in 1953, a growing number of climbers are planning to conquer the tallest mountain on Earth.Although thousands have already climbed…
(FERC: Washington) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently approved eight new mandatory critical infrastructure protection (CIP) reliability standards to protect the United States’ bulk power system against potential disruptions from cyber security breaches. These reliability standards…
(ISO: Geneva) -- A new ISO/IEC guide to developing service standards for consumers will benefit standards developers and be of value to service providers in reducing customer complaints and cutting the business costs of poor service.ISO/IEC Guide 76:2008—“Development of service standards—…
(SME: Dearborn, Michigan) -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers recently announced it has entered into an agreement with Hannover Fairs USA (HFUSA) to participate in the Berlin International Air Show in Berlin, May 27–June 1, 2008. SME will assemble an international panel discussion on…
(ANSI: New York) -- The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), an ANSI-accredited standards developer, recently published ANSI/HFES 100-2007—“Human Factors Engineering of Computer Workstations,” a new standard that addresses the design of workstations, furniture, and computer systems.…
(ACSI: Ann Arbor, Michigan) -- According to a recently released report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index, U.S. citizens are less satisfied with federal government services than they are with private-sector services. In aggregate, citizen satisfaction with the federal government is 67.8…
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute recently issued the revised 2008 edition of the ANSI Procedures for U.S. Participation in the International Standards Activities of ISO (ANSI International Procedures) and the 2008 ANSI-Accredited U.S. TAG Procedural Compliance Form.To…
(ACSI: Ann Arbor, Michigan) -- According to a recently released report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index, U.S. citizens are less satisfied with federal government services than they are with private-sector services. In aggregate, citizen satisfaction with the federal government is 67.8…
Catherine Jimerson, online preregistration user (seated) and Meg Nicklas, director of WCA Hospital patient access services, (standing) cut the ribbon, officially announcing the new WCA Hospital online preregistration service. (WCA Hospital: Jamestown, New…
(Smarter Solutions Inc.: Austin, Texas) -- Today’s Six Sigma Black Belts need more than technical and analytical skills. They also must work with others, using capabilities that include teaching, mentoring, coaching, and motivating. Here are 10 capabilities essential for a Black Belt today, as…