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(PEX: London) -- The Process Excellence Network (PEX), a division of the International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC), announces the finalists for the 2011 Process Excellence Awards. The prestigious awards have recognized finalists in categories covering program and project success…
(PEX: London) -- The Process Excellence Network (PEX), a division of the International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC), announces the finalists for the 2011 Process Excellence Awards. The prestigious awards have recognized finalists in categories covering program and project success…
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had increased in February 2011, declined in March. The index now stands at 63.4 (1985 = 100), down from 72.0 in February. The Present Situation Index improved to 36.9 from 33.8. The Expectations Index decreased to 81.1 from 97.5 last month.…
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had increased in February 2011, declined in March. The index now stands at 63.4 (1985 = 100), down from 72.0 in February. The Present Situation Index improved to 36.9 from 33.8. The Expectations Index decreased to 81.1 from 97.5 last month.…
There are four statements regarding control charts that are myths and in my experience, just refuse to die. The next time you're sitting in a seminar and someone tries to teach you how to transform data to make them normally distributed, or at any point during the seminar says, “Normal distribution…
Under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), food manufacturers and processors who import food ingredients and raw materials will be required to implement a Foreign Supplier Verification Program, essentially mandating that foreign suppliers undergo the same rigor and scrutiny as domestic ones.…
Under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), food manufacturers and processors who import food ingredients and raw materials will be required to implement a Foreign Supplier Verification Program, essentially mandating that foreign suppliers undergo the same rigor and scrutiny as domestic ones.…
When a NASA spacecraft goes into orbit around Mercury on March 31, 2011, a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers will be paying close attention.
During 2002 and 2003, LLNL scientists developed a germanium-based gamma-ray spectrometer that has been winging its way aboard…
When a NASA spacecraft goes into orbit around Mercury on March 31, 2011, a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers will be paying close attention.
During 2002 and 2003, LLNL scientists developed a germanium-based gamma-ray spectrometer that has been winging its way aboard…
Jidoka is one of the core principles of the Toyota Production System, one that empowers production-line workers to take immediate action the moment a defect is detected. The worker who discovers the defect pulls a red cord, and the entire assembly line stops. Co-workers and the supervisor rush over…
On Jan. 29, 2004, 11 people lost their lives and 50 were wounded in a suicide bombing on Egged Bus 19 in Jerusalem. Since that tragic incident, the remains of Bus 19 have travelled around the world as a reminder of the horrors of terrorism. First stopping at The Hague for the International Court of…
On Jan. 29, 2004, 11 people lost their lives and 50 were wounded in a suicide bombing on Egged Bus 19 in Jerusalem. Since that tragic incident, the remains of Bus 19 have travelled around the world as a reminder of the horrors of terrorism. First stopping at The Hague for the International Court of…
Jidoka is one of the core principles of the Toyota Production System, one that empowers production-line workers to take immediate action the moment a defect is detected. The worker who discovers the defect pulls a red cord, and the entire assembly line stops. Co-workers and the supervisor rush over…
(Carl Zeiss: Oberkochen, Germany) -- The successful O-INSPECT multisensor measuring machine from Carl Zeiss allows easy, accurate, and efficient inspection of complex parts. It can be used in electronics and plastics industries, for medical and automotive technology, and precision engineering.…
(Carl Zeiss: Oberkochen, Germany) -- The successful O-INSPECT multisensor measuring machine from Carl Zeiss allows easy, accurate, and efficient inspection of complex parts. It can be used in electronics and plastics industries, for medical and automotive technology, and precision engineering.…
(NQF: Washington) -- The National Quality Forum (NQF) has announced that Norton Healthcare has been named the recipient of the 2011 NQF National Quality Healthcare Award for its exceptional organizational leadership and innovation to achieve quality improvement. The award will be presented in…
(NQF: Washington) -- The National Quality Forum (NQF) has announced that Norton Healthcare has been named the recipient of the 2011 NQF National Quality Healthcare Award for its exceptional organizational leadership and innovation to achieve quality improvement. The award will be presented in…
(Siemens Corp: Munich, Germany) -- Product life-cycle management (PLM) is the process of managing the entire life cycle of a product, from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal. Siemens PLM Software shares strategies for improving PLM at your company through the…
(Siemens Corp: Munich, Germany) -- Product life-cycle management (PLM) is the process of managing the entire life cycle of a product, from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal. Siemens PLM Software shares strategies for improving PLM at your company through the…
(Makino: Tokyo) -- Makino has released MPmax, a real-time machine process-monitoring and data-management software solution. By connecting multiple machines on a single network to a centralized computer, MPmax enables manufacturers to retrieve, store, and analyze high volumes of machine data in…
(Makino: Tokyo) -- Makino has released MPmax, a real-time machine process-monitoring and data-management software solution. By connecting multiple machines on a single network to a centralized computer, MPmax enables manufacturers to retrieve, store, and analyze high volumes of machine data in…
(ZweigWhite: Fayetteville, AR) -- ZweigWhite’s first course in its new Project Management eLearning Inititative—“Managing Project Communications”—recently achieved approval by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), allowing course takers to earn AIA learning units that apply toward their…
(ZweigWhite: Fayetteville, AR) -- ZweigWhite’s first course in its new Project Management eLearning Inititative—“Managing Project Communications”—recently achieved approval by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), allowing course takers to earn AIA learning units that apply toward their…
(NeoMetrix Technologies Inc.: Lake Mary, FL) -- NeoMetrix Technologies Inc., a proven provider of solutions for reverse engineering and rapid prototyping, has announced a hands-on workshop to be held in Orlando, Florida, April 13, 2011, from 2 p.m.–8 p.m.
“With the economic recovery in full…
(NeoMetrix Technologies Inc.: Lake Mary, FL) -- NeoMetrix Technologies Inc., a proven provider of solutions for reverse engineering and rapid prototyping, has announced a hands-on workshop to be held in Orlando, Florida, April 13, 2011, from 2 p.m.–8 p.m.
“With the economic recovery in full…
