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(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Twelve high-performing organizations have been selected to receive site visits for the 2015 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest recognition for organizational performance excellence. Winners of the 2015 Baldrige Award will be chosen from the…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Pounds or sterling, dollars or bucks? Our globalized world would feel a lot less global if it we didn't have agreed codes for money. ISO's newly revised standard for currency codes has just been published, ensuring it is fit for the challenges of a fast changing, ever diminishing…
(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- Consumers continue to be concerned about the fuel consumption of their vehicles, yet many are unaware of the effect that accessories have on fuel consumption. Vehicle air conditioning (A/C) is one of the highest energy-consuming accessories and has become standard…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The newly released study, “Healthcare Performance Excellence: A Comparison of Baldrige Award Recipients and Competitors,” comparing 34 U.S. healthcare organizations that received the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award with their 153 geographically closest…
(NIST: Gaithersberg, MD) -- Depicting how an innovative government organization might use the Baldrige Excellence Framework , the 2015 Baldrige Case Study: The Casey Comprehensive Care Center for Veterans represents a fictitious organization within the real U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Management system standard ISO 9001 has reached the final stage of the revision process. ISO member countries have two months to form a national position and vote on the latest draft of the standard before the Sept. 9, 2015, deadline.
An earlier vote on the draft international…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Wood is one of the world’s most precious resources, and there is increasing consumer demand to know it is sourced from well-managed forests. Soon, the traceability of wood will be easier to manage as an ISO standard-in-development reaches a new and crucial stage.
Illegal logging…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Recognizing that performance excellence and innovation are the key ingredients in a recipe for success, 26 top-level organizations are vying to be honored as the “top chefs” in the nation by applying for the 2015 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. This year’s…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has announced that it will hold two separate competitions in 2016 for MEP centers in 21 states and Puerto Rico. The upcoming competitions are part of a…
(ANSI: Washington D.C.) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) calls on the standardization community to participate in newly released survey intended to gauge interest in a mentoring program for emerging standards professionals. The short survey was created by the ANSI Joint Task…
(TÜV SÜD AG: Munich) — The revised ISO 9001 standard, scheduled for publication in late 2015, will bring a host of changes for organizations. The new standard, for example, no longer includes the clause requiring top management to appoint a quality management representative (QMR). However, this…
(ANSI: Washington, DC) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is pleased to announce the redesign of its Standards Portal, an online resource and educational tool for global trade which provides answers to critical standards, conformance, market access, and trade-related questions…
(Quality Digest -- Chico, CA) Quality Digest, for more than 30 years the leading source for quality news and resources, is now available on mobile devices. Check out our website on your smartphone or tablet for exclusive content, in-depth articles and columns, industry news, webinars, and more.…
(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- World Standards Day is celebrated annually around the world to increase awareness of the role that standards play in the global economy. The World Standards Day Paper Competition is co-sponsored by The Society for Standards Professionals (SES) and the U.S. Celebration…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- For the second year in a row, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) has received the first place award in the government and military category of the Leadership 500 Excellence Awards, an annual recognition of the world’s best leadership development programs…
(9001Academy: Zagreb, Croatia) -- The experts at 9001Academy have produced a matrix to help address some of the questions and confusion stemming from the soon-to-be-released ISO 9001:2015 update to the ISO 9001:2008 quality management systems standard. The matrix can be downloaded in PDF form here…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Voting has begun on the draft version of ISO 45001, which sets the requirements for an occupational health and safety management system.
ISO 45001 is currently at the committee draft stage of development, the first consultation phase. During this stage, the countries (ISO members…
(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- Continuing to set the standard for operational excellence and an improved workforce, the Lean Certification Alliance has introduced customer-driven improvements to its Lean Certification program, a globally recognized standard for lean principles and practices.
Lean…
(ANSI: Washington, DC) -- Global supply-chain policy issues took center stage at the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) event held on March 12, 2015 in Washington, D.C., opening opportunities for policy discussions and collaboration. The event had nearly 150 attendees, including…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Learn how your organization can achieve outstanding performance. Plan now to join us in Baltimore, April 12–15, 2015, at the premier showcase of the 2014 Baldrige Award recipients: • PricewaterhouseCoopers Public Sector Practice • Hill Country Memorial • St. David’s…
(ANSI: Washignton, DC) -- Recent comments from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang indicate support at the highest levels of the Chinese government for deepening the reform of China’s standardization system, a process that has been underway for several years. According to Chinese leadership, the goal is to…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Several recent articles in national journals support the validity of the Baldrige approach across several sectors, including healthcare and manufacturing.
First, “Understanding High-Reliability Organizations: Are Baldrige Recipients Models?” which was published in The…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Organizations and individuals are invited to help support the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program by becoming Baldrige sponsors. Sponsors support a range of products and services, including the 27th Annual Quest for Excellence Conference in Baltimore on April 12–15…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Compliance has become one of the biggest challenges facing businesses today. Failing to have the right controls and culture in place could mean forking out millions in fines. So how can businesses get it right? Look no further than the newly published ISO 19600:2014 for guidelines…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- NIST is soliciting applications from eligible public school districts and accredited private educational institutions in the United States and its territories, nominating middle school science teachers to participate in the 2015 NIST Summer Institute Program. The two-…
