(FDA: Rockville, Maryland) -- To protect domestic and imported food from contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched its Food Protection Plan in 2007.

(Drug Information Association: Horsham, Pennsylvania) -- The Drug Information Association (DIA) will host its eighth annual DIA Conference for Contemporary Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management Strategies, January 11–15 in Washington, D.C.

The cost of doing business is rising dramatically. Included in this is the cost to recruit and hire talent to join your team. It’s estimated that the total cost of one hire can exceed $30,000 when relocation and set-up expenses are included.

What purpose, if any, does Six Sigma serve in economic downturns?

(Transplace: Frisco, Texas) -- Eliminating waste and simplifying processes is even more important now with the uncertain economy and constant pressures to lower costs.

(Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute: Atlanta) -- Georgia rural hospitals that face growing financial pressures are receiving assistance from a new Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) pilot project that is helping them improve processes and reduce waste.

In sports, it's always the fundamentals that your coaches emphasize, like the techniques that you first learn when you’re starting to play baseball—how to hold the ball properly, how to stand and hold a bat, or how to field a grounder.

When every product manufactured is unique, clients often accept quality risks in order to deliver the project on time.