Referred to either as “work in process” or “work in progress” (I think they’re the same thing), WIP is one of those manufacturing concepts that’s designed to confuse.

(PCS Press: Vancouver, WA) -- Every night in America, thousands of managers lie in bed awake, thinking about how they can make their companies more competitive. They stare at the ceiling, wondering if their teams can successfully face the challenges of the global economy.

(NCQA: Washington, D.C.) -- The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recognized the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as an accrediting entity for qualified health plan issuers participating in health insurance exchanges.

(AMA: New York) -- Join Aaron Dignan, author of Game Frame: Using Games as a Strategy for Success (Free Press, 2011) for an hour-long webinar August 29, 2012, from noon to 1 p.m. EDT.

(Robert Half: Menlo Park, CA) -- To fill management positions, companies are more likely to look for talent outside rather than within their own ranks, a new survey from Robert Half Management Resources suggests.

(Johns Hopkins University: Baltimore) -- Two swimming strokes, one that pulls through the water like a boat paddle and another that whirls to the side like a propeller, are commonly used by athletes training for the Olympic Games.

Three years ago this month Quality Digest Daily published my column, “Do You Have Leptokurtophobia?” Based on the reaction to that column, it contained a message that was need

“If Japan Can… Why Can’t We?” was an American television episode that aired on June 24, 1980, broadcast by NBC as part of its show, NBC White Paper. That episode is often credited with beginning the quality revolution and introducing the methods of W.

The primary barrier to mutual communication is a person’s natural tendency to approve or disapprove of what is being said by another person. Judging takes place because people tend to evaluate what they hear from their own personal point of view and reference.

(Delcam: Birmingham, UK) -- Delcam will demonstrate new probing capabilities in the 2013 version of its FeatureCAM feature-based CAM software on booth E-3222 at IMTS Sept.