The National Quality Institute recently made available a self-evaluation tool for small businesses that wish to improve.
ISO recently released a formal transition plan for organizations working toward compliance with ISO 14001: 2004.The transition plan is designed to help organizations registered tMasami Tanaka started 2005 with a new job, president of the International Organization for Standardization.A steel mill had a quality problem in the manufacture of cold-rolled steel for use in applications such as automobile hoods. Several hot-rolled coils were welded end-to-end to form a long continuous band.
When we discuss or mention Six Sigma, we almost always hear about getting defect rates down to 3.4 ppm. Consider a light bulb. How would you like to have a defect rate of 3.4 ppm only to find out that the bulb lasted just 20 hours before it burned out?
In response to inquiries from Six Sigma professionals, the International Society of Six Sigma Professionals and Six Sigma Global Registry have started developing a standar
The Performance Management Group will host a five-day Green Belt training and certification for service and administrative organizations in Seattle.Former General Electric CEO, Jack Welch, will be the featured guest at an upcoming Six Sigma Leadership Circle.
The American Society for Quality will host a Six Sigma conference Feb.