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(ASQ: Milwaukee) Eliminating outbreaks of food-borne illness is possible but it won’t happen by increasing inspections alone, say food safety experts in the latest Quarterly Quality Report from the American Society for Quality. The answer, the report finds, is in prevention. “The…
(Syracuse University: Syracuse, New York) -- Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management is joining with Brambles Ltd. of Australia to develop a curriculum for a new three-credit course on Six Sigma. The new course, to be called Lean Six Sigma, will be launched in the…
(WCBF: Chicago) -- Worldwide Convention and Business Forums is gearing up for its Global Six Sigma Summit, Oct. 23–26, at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. With a forecast attendance of more than 400 senior executives from across industries that are striving for business…
(U.S. Army: Washington, D.C.) -- The U.S. Army’s ongoing implementation of lean Six Sigma (LSS) techniques, as embodied in the Army Business Transformation Strategic Framework, continues to show success, and leaders anticipate reaching a $2 billion savings mark this year. A recent LSS…
(American Axle & Manufacturing: Detroit) -- Richard E. Dauch, co-founder, chairman, and CEO of American Axle & Manufacturing, received the American Society for Quality, Automotive Division, 2007 Quality Leader of the Year Award in recognition of his long-time leadership, commitment,…
(Ford Motor Co.: Dearborn, Michigan) -- Ford Motor Co. has the most top-quality vehicles in the industry, according to a customer-based initial quality survey recently released by J.D. Power and Associates. In the research firm’s 2007 Initial Quality Study, Ford Mustang, Mercury Milan,…
(FCI: Versailles, France) -- FCI recently acquired Smartag, a specialized player in radio frequency identification (RFID) tags manufacturing. This acquisition will allow the group to strengthen its RFID offerings in a very dynamic market. Trierenberg Holding AG and Delfortgroup AG, the…
(AHRQ: Washington) -- An online tool recently released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality condenses 129 quality measures into state-specific data that state governments can use to focus their efforts to improve health care. The AHRQ State Snapshot tool allows state…
The Minnesota Council for Quality, Minneapolis, recently announced the recipients of the 2006 Minnesota Quality Award. Eight organizations received recognition this year: Achievement Level Winona Health (Winona) Advancement Level: Albert Lea Medical Center (Albert…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The sustainable development of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors will be facilitated by international standards to be produced by a new ISO technical committee that will hold its first meeting in October 2007, in Bergen, Norway. ISO technical committee ISO/TC 234,…
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute recently welcomed seven new members—Crane Operator Certification Authority, DataCom Technology Co., Electronic Data Systems, MetaMetrics Inc., Parsec Inc., Valley View Corp., and Weitzel and Associates. These organizations joined a…
(Strategic Vision: San Diego, California) -- For the first time, Hyundai has produced the most leaders on Strategic Vision’s Total Quality Index, leading in three segments. The 2007 results are based on the ratings of new vehicle owners in 19 product segments. The only other brand to…
(SAS: Cary, North Carolina) -- Lisa Flint Dodson has been named president of the International Association for Information and Data Quality. Data integration product manager for SAS, a provider of business intelligence and analytical software and services, and a charter member of IAIDQ…
Maj. Gen. Arthur J. Rooney, Jr., vice commander, Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force base, is the keynote speaker for this year’s conference. (WCBF: Chicago) -- With the theme “maximizing cost-saving efficiencies, delivery…
(Kronos: Chelmsford, Massachusetts) -- Kronos Inc. has announced a new key performance indicator (KPI) that allows manufacturers to measure the effectiveness of their workforce. This new KPI, overall labor effectiveness (OLE), measures the utilization, performance, and quality of the…
(MDMC: New York) -- Mortgage loan analysis provider MDMC has created Quality ONE, a quality control program that emphasizes the quality of each transaction. Quality ONE is the most recent addition to MDMC’s efforts to monitor and improve its level of service. Based on the Six Sigma…
(Milliken: Spartanburg, South Carolina) -- Milliken & Co. has announced the formation of a dedicated business group to provide performance improvement services to manufacturing companies. The new group is called Milliken Performance Solutions and will be based in Milliken’s Spartanburg,…
(CyberShift: Parsippany, New Jersey) -- CyberShift was recently named one of START-IT magazine’s Hottest Companies of 2007. CyberShift is the only provider of workforce management solutions to earn a spot on this year’s START-IT list. START-IT magazine has held the Hottest Companies…
(dbMotion: Chicago and Hod HaSharon, Israel) -- Initiate Systems Inc., a provider of enterprise master person index (EMPI) solutions, and dbMotion Ltd., a provider of health care information integration software, recently partnered to create a unique solution for retrieving, integrating, and…
(NQCA: Washington) -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance recently published an expanded set of measures, guidelines, and technical specifications to allow for standardized, equitable assessment of physician practice quality. The new specifications are based on HEDIS, the most widely…
(HyperQuality Inc.: Seattle) -- QualityJournal.com was recently launched as a community for people connected with contact center management and operations. It provides industry news, research resource portals, and expert viewpoints, and it’s a resource for all industry-specific…
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute recently announced the availability of an online toolkit for all ANSI-accredited standards developers. Issued under the auspices of the ANSI executive standards council, the comprehensive suite of guidance documents is intended…
(ES&S: Omaha, Nebraska) -- Election Systems & Software Inc., a provider of total election management solutions, recently announced that its election services division has been awarded registration under ISO/IEC 27001, which defines requirements for establishing, implementing and…
(TBM Consulting Group: Durham, North Carolina) -- TBM Consulting Group, a provider of business improvement services for the manufacturing and service sectors, presented to WIKA Alexander Wiegand GmbH & Co. the fourth annual Perfect Engine award, recognizing the company’s commitment…
(Natus: San Carlos, California) -- Natus Medical Inc. recently announced that it was awarded a 2007 Medical Design Excellence Award for its Olympic Cool-Cap head-cooling product for newborn brain injury. The award will be presented to Natus at a ceremony to be held June 13, 2007, in New York City.…