Books: "Concept to Customer" -- Strategic Project Management
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers presents a new book from Michael J.
Event: Baldrige Recipients to Share Strategies
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Senior leaders from the three organizations selected for the 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, as well as representatives from past award recipients, will share their best practices and results at one-day regional conferences on Sept.
Product News: AMETEK Unveils Dry-Block Reference Temperature Calibrator
(AMETEK Calibration Instruments: Largo, FL) -- AMETEK Calibration Instruments has introduced the JOFRA RTC-156, its most advanced dry-block reference temperature calibrator to date.
Lean Six Sigma Organizations are Better Equipped to Survive Recession
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In today’s troubled market scenario, we are experiencing something we never expected. Reputed organizations are struggling to run their business and keep their customers satisfied. More jobs are lost with every passing day and big companies are collapsing like never before. Making new investments for changing the business has taken a back seat. All of this symbolizes the big “R” meaning Recession. The key to survival is to somehow run the business until the economic scenario improves, but nobody can exactly say when that moment will come.
Electronic Kanban Helps TRANE Stay Lean
TRANE Residential Systems, is a lean organization that knows about growth through innovation. In 1931, TRANE came up with the radical idea of using technology to provide relief from the summer heat.
Product News: Leica Laser Tracker Automatically Locates Target
(Leica Geosystems: London) -- The Leica Absolute Tracker is now equipped with PowerLock. This vision technology automatically locks onto any moving target without user intervention.
The Devil’s Advocate Problem-Solving Approach
I often get assignments at organizations where I am required to take aside a group of people, either within the building facility or off campus, to focus on issues or problems.
QualiPedia: MEP
Manufacturing Extension Partnership, or MEP, is a national network of not-for-profit centers that help small- and medium-sized manufacturers improve efficiency and bottom line results.
Product News: New Fast-Measurement Moisture Analyzer Unveiled
(Alliance Scale Inc.: Canton, MA) --A compact moisture analyzer that rapidly and uniformly dries a sample, performs automatic test measurements with high repeatability, and has an integral database is available from Alliance Scale Inc.