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For the past 35 years or so, I have been a runner. My daily routine consists of a five-mile run followed by a seven-mile bike ride. Over the years, I have competed in numerous 10K (6.2 mile) events, 5Ks (3.1 mile), a marathon (26.2 mile), several half marathons; and for the past 21 years, I have…
(FDA: Rockville, Maryland) -- In a bid to extensively modernize the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) data management, data warehousing, information technology (IT) infrastructure, and IT security, FDA has awarded 10 contractors a total of $2.5 billion to implement the FDA’s Information…
(FDA: Rockville, Maryland) -- Due to quality control problems at two Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. manufacturing plants in India, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two warning letters and an import alert for generic drugs produced by the company.
“With this action we are sending a…
(Bosch Rexroth Corp.: Buchanan, Michigan) -- Developed with lean manufacturing expert Jamie Flinchbaugh, as episode six of Bosch Rexroth's lean manufacturing podcast series, “Daily Problem Solving in a Lean Organization” explores principles and work practices that businesses, which have already…
(SSA & Co.: New York) -- Technology transformation is the issue. Through the use of lean Six Sigma and Technology Transformation Optimization Powered by Process, or TTOp as it is familiarly known, a new methodology to integrate process improvement approaches, benefits identified on the…
(Best Practices LLC: Chapel Hill, North Carolina) -- Within the hospital marketplace, pharmaceutical and biotechnology salespeople must negotiate increasingly complex organizational and decision-making structures to effectively represent their brands. Hospital formulary decisions are not only…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- Claire Anne and the Talking Hat (Quality Press, 2008), a new children’s book written by Barbara Cleary, takes a unique approach to reaching kids using quality concepts that can make school work easier and learning more fun.
The brightly illustrated book follows Claire Anne,…
(CPP Inc.: Mountain View, California) -- In western culture, we tend to think of the term “conflict” in the negative. When discussing conflict in the business world, we generally speak of it as a diminishing force on productivity, an ill that only compounds the difficulties of a job, and an…
It was Kermit the Frog who said “It’s not easy being green.” With all due respect to my favorite Muppet, I beg to differ. In fact, it’s never been easier to be green. Kermit would be proud to know that companies around the world are finally discovering the gold in going green.
This decade,…
Every once in a while, people ask about acceptance sampling plans and I get all riled up. We all know (especially in this political season) that humans are addicted to their indignation high, so here’s your fix for today.
Back when defective products and services were considered inevitable, the…
Europe leaped ahead of North America and Asia Pacific in achieving significant cost reductions, revenue gains, and sustainability improvements through supply chain advancements, according to the 2008 Global Survey of Supply Chain Progress from Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC), Supply Chain…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- For Christopher Parker, corporate director of quality systems development and lean manufacturing for Benchmark Electronics Inc., located in Winona, Minnesota, applying quality tools to a local volunteer activity was a concept that hit home—literally. When a massive flood…
(Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology: Dubai, UAE) -- International Organization of Standardization’s (ISO) 31st General Assembly in Dubai from October 12–17, at the Grand Hyatt, will address international standardization in energy efficiency, environmental performance, and the…
In the context of project management, a resource is any entity that contributes to the accomplishment of project activities. Most project resources perform work and include such entities as personnel, equipment, and contractors. The concept of a resource and the techniques of resource management…
ABC Company Work Instruction Purpose: To initiate corrective and preventive action for customer complaints, vendor nonconformance, and internal quality audits.Work description: A CPAR is initiated to determine apparent root cause, corrective action, and preventive planning for customer complaints,…
The use of drug product is widespread and touches all aspects of our daily lives without our knowing it. From aspirin to cardiac medicine and from hormones in animal feed to over-the-counter dietary supplements, these products are used every day. What they all have in common are specific government…
(Medco Health Solutions Inc.: Franklin Lakes, N.J.) -- Noting that the United States spends twice as much per capita on health care as most other developed nations, but achieves no better clinical outcomes, Medco Health Solutions Inc. chairman and CEO, David B. Snow, Jr., unveiled a…
(HHS: Washington, D.C.) -- The Chartered Value Exchanges (CVEs) is a growing movement to build a health care system where consumers, providers, and payers make decisions based on the value and quality of care. Currently, there are 25 local collaborations of health care providers, employers,…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, R. I.) --Hexagon Metrology has announced that it has acquired Advanced Digital Measurement Works LLC of Santa Ana, California. The company was originally part of the Surveyor’s Service Company (Servco), also a Hexagon-owned company. Advanced Digital Measurement…
(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, N.C.) -- Geomagic has launched three new Geomagic Studio editions that target specific application needs in mechanical design and medical/scientific markets. Geomagic Studio is the world's leading software for creating accurate 3-D digital models from scan data…
(Delcam plc: Birmingham, United Kingdom) -- Delcam plc demonstrated Version 5 of its PowerINSPECT software at the IMTS exhibition held in Chicago from September 8-13. This new release of the world’s most successful hardware-independent inspection software includes support for five-axis…
(Creaform: Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Creaform, developer and manufacturer of the well-known Handyscan 3-D lineup of hand-held and self-positioning laser scanners, once again pushes the limits of portable 3-D scanning and introduces its newest and most innovative product: the VIUscan, a self-…
(Verisurf Software: Anaheim, Calif.) -- Verisurf Software, an advanced technology company that revolutionized manufacturing in the 1990s by providing breakthrough inspection, tool building, reverse-engineering, instrument interchangeability, and reporting capabilities from a single interface,…
(NDI: Waterloo, Canada) --NDI has announced the launch of the OPTOTRAK ScanTRAK advanced hand-held laser scanning system, a bundled solution and shop floor innovation that combines the power of optical measurement with large-volume, point-cloud laser scanning. ScanTRAK includes NDI’s Optical…
(Metris: Leuven, Belgium) -- Metris (Euronext—MTRS) launches LC60D, a next-generation digital 3-D line scanner. Equipped with state-of-the-art digital technology and powerful on-board data processing, the LC60D scanner more than triples today’s common scan rates. At IMTS 08 in Chicago, Metris…