With the dawn of the new decade, retailers throughout the world are realizing the profit potential of going beyond their main channel of distribution and making products available through additional channels outside of their core competency.

I recently wrote an article for Quality Digest Daily titled, “Quality Crisis in America.” It produced quite a response.

(Berrett-Koehler: San Francisco) -- The Circle Way: A Leader in Every Chair (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2010) is an authoritative and accessible guide to "circle"—a foundational form of collaborative decision making.

(Hexagon Metrology: London) -- Hexagon Metrology has announced the release of PC-DMIS 2010, the latest version of its market-leading CAD-based metrology software.

(InterTech: Skokie, IL) -- Quality engineers seeking cost-effective ways to collect and archive test data for product life-cycle management systems and quality assurance, can now use the InterTech Development Component Tracker System, which integrates bar codes, scans, and software tracking of e

(Cole-Parmer: Vernon Hills, IL) — A new series of i-LAB hand-held analyzing spectrometers from Cole-Parmer offers the convenience of portability

(IndustryWeek: Cleveland) -- Are you under pressure to reduce supplier lead times while driving down costs? Learn how Rockwell Automation transformed its procurement processes with improved supplier communication, visibility, and data quality.

(ASTD: Alexandria, VA) -- Each spring the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) holds the ASTD International Conference & Exposition. This premier event for workplace learning and performance professionals welcomes attendees from more than 70 countries.

“I think we now live in an era when many of the concerns in running organizations are being reframed in terms of risk, which suggests that risk professionals are likely to rise to the top.”