(QuEST Forum: Plano, TX) -- QuEST Forum unveiled its second report in a series on the state of communications quality at the 2010 Americas Best Practices Conference, Sept. 21–22 in Atlanta.

I attended a talk in 2006 given by a world leader in quality that contained a bar graph summary ranking 21 U.S. counties from best to worst (see figure 1).

(GE Intelligent Platforms: Charlottesville, VA) -- GE Intelligent Platforms has announced the availability of the latest version of its Proficy Workflow work process management solution.

(Creaform: Levis, Quebec) -- Creaform has released VXelements, a new software platform that enables 3-D data acquisition from any of the technological solutions developed by the company, including the H

(Geomagic: Research Triangle, NC) -- Geomagic announces its Points Beyond Tour, a series of free seminar, training, and networking events in Europe and the United States that will explore new territories in design, reverse engineering, and 3-D q

(Chartered Quality Institute: London) -- In a global economy where success depends on quality, innovation, and sustainability, World Quality Day on Nov. 11 offers an ideal opportunity to focus on the importance of quality and reinforce these concepts as the foundations of your business.

(Professional Business Solutions: O’Fallon, MO) -- Professional Business Solutions Inc.

(WENZEL Group: Wixom, MI) -- With the advent of 3-D technologies, requirements for quality assurance have increased. Previously, all major dimensions could be taken from a 2-D drawing for tactile measurement, but that is no longer the case.

Lean thinkers see the waste in health care when they are at the hospital gemba. I think this is true whether you are a lean person who is new to health care or if you’re a long-time hospital person who has learned lean.