(IndustryWeek: Cleveland) -- Are you under pressure to reduce supplier lead times while driving down costs? Learn how Rockwell Automation transformed its procurement processes with improved supplier communication, visibility, and data quality.

(ASTD: Alexandria, VA) -- Each spring the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) holds the ASTD International Conference & Exposition. This premier event for workplace learning and performance professionals welcomes attendees from more than 70 countries.

(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. introduces Advantage Image Engines, a family of programmable vision devices for original equipment manufacturers (OEM).

(Utah State University: Logan, UT) -- See and experience firsthand what is at the heart of the lean business model in Japan through a series of plant tours, workshops, and networking with peers, Sept. 10–18. This will truly be a life- and career-changing trip.

(Numerical Algorithms Group: Oxford, UK) -- Quality engineers seeking better use of the processing power of multicore computer systems, in addition to an easy way to migrate existing applications to multiprocessor architectures, can now

(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Dreieich, Germany) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, opened on April 15, a global food testing laboratory devoted solely to helping contain costly and life-threatening chemical contamination crises.

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a new competition for high-risk, high-reward research funding under the Technology Innovation Program (TIP).

(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Covering health care from clinical to nutritional services, Applying Lean in Healthcare: A Collection of International Case Studies<

(Artel: Westbrook, ME) — Artel has unveiled its Multichannel Verification System (MVS) with several significant enhancements that provide additional capabilities for understanding the performance of automated liquid handlers.