ANSI and IREC Announce Pilot Accreditation Program for Renewable Energy
(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the U.S.
Three Decades of Learning from Japan
(PCS Press: Vancouver, WA) -- It is amazing how time flies. It was December 1980 when I first started to write about the Toyota Production System in my newsletter, Productivity. In February 1981, I conducted my first two-week study mission to Japan, taking 19 top U.S.
Two Days of ISO 14971 Training
(FDAnews: Falls Church, VA) -- Is failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) the cornerstone of your risk management program? Consider this quote from the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) quality systems regulation expert Kim Trautman: “Are FMEA or FMECA… good tools? Yes.
<em>Managing Performance in Turbulent Times: Analytics and Insight</em>
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Clear yet comprehensive, Managing Performance in Turbulent Times: Analytics and Insight, by Ed Barrows and Andy Neely (Wiley, 2012), eliminates complex jargon and r
What’s the Value of Nadcap Accreditation?
(PRI: Warrendale, PA) -- To better understand the “value” of Nadcap accredited certification, the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) surveyed businesses in 40 different economies to clarify the drivers for seeking certification, the factors involved in choosing a certification body, and the
Webinar: Using an Enterprise Performance Reporting System
(Smarter Solutions: Austin, TX) -- Join Smarter Solutions—a provider of Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) training and coaching for measurement, strategic planning, and improvement systems—in a demonstration of its new IEE-compatible performance-scorecard softwa
Call for Presentations for Data Governance and Information Quality Conference
(Deb Tech International: Short Hills, NJ) -- DebTech International is accepting presentation proposals for the annual Data Governance and Information Quality Conference (DGIQ) scheduled for June 25–28, 2012, at the Catama
Synergy 2000 v. 9.0 Maximizes User’s Access to Business Intelligence
(Zontec: Cincinnati) -- Zontec Inc., a global developer of statistical process control (SPC) software solutions, has updated its Synergy 2000 for its customers worldwide.
Quick Response Manufacturing Model for Low-Volume Production
(To-Increase: Norwell, MA) -- To-Increase, a developer of business software designed to work seemlessly with Microsoft Dynamics solutions for industrial equipment manufacturers (IEM), presents comparison results of quick response manufacturing (QRM) vs.
Laser Tracking Metrology Services Division Launched by FSM
(FSM: South Elgin, IL) -- Field System Machining (FSM) has added on-site, 3-D laser portable imaging metrology to its arsenal of on-site industrial machining and machinery repair services.