(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Far from the Factory: Lean for the Information

(Perceptron Inc.: Plymouth, MI) -- Perceptron Inc., a provider of noncontact measurement and scanning systems for manufacturers and visual-inspection tools for professional tradespeople, has released a new multiline, laser triangulation sensor.

(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ), the world’s largest network of quality resources and experts, will host its first social responsibility conference June 16–17, 2011, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in San Francisco.

(Leica Microsystems: Bannockburn, IL) -- When the demands of quality inspection reach the limits of optical microscopes, digital technology provides quality assurance (QA) professionals with the power to take visual analysis to the next level.

(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- A proposed new standard being developed by ASTM International Committee F30 on emergency medical services will be useful to medical equipment manufacturers, certification agencies, and care providers, with patients being the ultimate beneficiaries.

Leaders lead. Or do they? There is not always a cause-and-effect relationship between leadership actions and follower behavior. Not all leaders succeed at pulling people along in the same direction.

Looking for a new factory to work with in China can be daunting. With pressures from poor rice production on the rise and labor throughout China unstable, more China-based manufacturers are closing shop every day.

All organizations can slot their activities into one of two categories: projects or new initiatives, and operations. Everything falls into one of those.

(The Joint Commission: Oakbrook Terrace, IL) -- For the first time, Joint Commission-accredited hospitals have access to an interactive tool that simplifies the process for solving the most persistent health care quality and safety problems that exist within the U.S. health care system.

(FARO, Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a global provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, announced on TechnorazziLIVE, Quality Digest’s live video program, t