On Jan. 29, 2004, 11 people lost their lives and 50 were wounded in a suicide bombing on Egged Bus 19 in Jerusalem. Since that tragic incident, the remains of Bus 19 have travelled around the world as a reminder of the horrors of terrorism.

Jidoka is one of the core principles of the Toyota Production System, one that empowers production-line workers to take immediate action the moment a defect is detected.

(Carl Zeiss: Oberkochen, Germany) -- The successful O-INSPECT multisensor measuring machine from Carl Zeiss allows easy, accurate, and efficient inspection of complex parts.

(Carl Zeiss: Oberkochen, Germany) -- The successful O-INSPECT multisensor measuring machine from Carl Zeiss allows easy, accurate, and efficient inspection of complex parts.

(NQF: Washington) -- The National Quality Forum (NQF) has announced that Norton Healthcare has been named the recipient of the 2011

(NQF: Washington) -- The National Quality Forum (NQF) has announced that Norton Healthcare has been named the recipient of the 2011

(Siemens Corp: Munich, Germany) -- Product life-cycle management (PLM) is the process of managing the entire life cycle of a product, from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal.

(Siemens Corp: Munich, Germany) -- Product life-cycle management (PLM) is the process of managing the entire life cycle of a product, from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal.

(Makino: Tokyo) -- Makino has released MPmax, a real-time machine process-monitoring and data-management software solution.

(Makino: Tokyo) -- Makino has released MPmax, a real-time machine process-monitoring and data-management software solution.