APICS Moves to Chicago
(APICS: Chicago, Illinois) -- The Association for Operations Management recently completed the relocation of the association’s corporate headquarters from Alexandria, Virginia, to Chicago to better serve its 43,000 members.
ISO and IEEE Strengthen Partnership
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) have signed an agreement to increase their cooperation in developing international standards.
ANSI Signs MOU Supporting More U.S.-China Conformity
(ANSI: Washington) -- The American National Standards Institute and the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China (CNCA) came together recently to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU), making a formal commitment to cooperation in conformity assessment activ
Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show
(SME: Dearborn, Michigan) -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers will present the Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show, an industrial and educational showcase for manufacturing innovations and trends, at Place Bonaventure on May 12, 13, and 14, 2008.
Measurement-Language Guide Updated
(ISO: Geneva) -- ISO recently published a new version of the SI Guide, a small manual for the use of the International System of Units (SI [SystISO 9001:2009 Conference
(ISO: Geneva) -- Organized in association with ASQ, the International Conference on ISO 9001 will occur March 9 and 10, 2009, in Orlando, Florida, with workshops held on March 8.
The 2009 conference theme is ISO 9001 and ISO 9004 revisions.
Minnesota Quality Awards
(MCQ: Minnetonka, Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Council for Quality recently announced the recipients of the 2007 Minnesota Quality Award.Airline Industry Score Falls To New Low
(AQR: Washington) -- Air Tran has taken the top spot in the 18th annual national Airline Quality Rating study. Last year, Air Tran ranked third in the AQR. Following Air Tran in the top five of the AQR were Jet Blue, Southwest, Northwest, and Frontier.
Topping Trees Is Risky and Expensive
(ANSI: New York) -- “Topping,” “hat-racking,” and “de-horning”—all names for a nonstandard pruning procedure that severely cuts back large trees—has long been considered an easy and inexpensive way to manage the size and improve the safety of mature trees.