The story of how one Michigan-based automotive supplier, GHSP, embraced the quality circle process and very quickly earned a spot as a leader from one of the most demanding customers in the business 

(University of Michigan: Ann Harbor, MI) -- Consumer spending will lag rather than lead the recovery from the current recession, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin.

(Honeywell: Helsinki) -- Honeywell has released Precision FotoFiber, a fiber orientation-angle sensor that helps paper and board makers improve overall product quality, while reducing waste and lowering production costs.

(Olympus: Waltham, MA) -- Olympus introduces the new

(IQPC: New York) -- Pfizer, Genentech, AstraZeneca, and Elan are just a few of the companies who will be coming together to share operational excellence best practices and work together to find the optimum way to run their operational excellence programs.

(Mnitab: State College, PA)-- Minitab Inc. has released Quality Companion 3.2, an update to its software for managing and executing quality improvement projects.

All the talk of health care reform has resulted in many hospitals turning to lean Six Sigma to help improve efficiency and aid in cost cutting.

Two months ago my column “Are Quality Methodologies All Smoke and Mirrors? Part One” was a review of my interview in 1988 with F.

(Citrix Systems: Fort Lauderdale, FL) -- In a harshly competitive environment with rising consumer expectations, customer satisfaction surveys are an essential tool for listening to customers and developing strategies for improvement.

For some time, auto experts have reported that objective quality differences have all but disappeared across most automotive brands.