The Route to the Root Cause
Our minds continually perform root cause analysis, which is a way of answering our questions about our surroundings and quenching our curiosity.
SigmaQuest and Customer Service Associates Announce Distribution Agreement
SigmaQuest Inc. and Customer Service Associates Inc. have entered into a new distribution agreement.New Book Provides Examples of Lean Implementations
A new book contends that top-down lean implementations often fail, and provides specific examples of successful bottom-up approaches.
Design for Six Sigma Conference Announced
The third-annual Design for Six Sigma Conference will be held Jan. 16–18 at the Memphis Marriott Downtown.Bahrain to Host Six Sigma Summit
The second-annual Six Sigma Gulf Summit 2005 will be held on Dec.RABQSA Certifies Excel Partnership’s Environmental Management Systems Course
Excel Partnership Inc. recently became the first U.S. company to achieve RABQSA certification for its environmental management systems course.New Book Explores TRIZ
Breakthrough Performance Press, a division of Breakthrough Management Group, recently released a book that explores the use of TRIZ to innovate new products and processes—withoutStudy: Best-in-Class Companies Use Continuous Improvement to Respond to Customer Demands
A recently released study finds that best-in-class manufacturing companies optimize performance through structured outsourcing programs, continuous improvement initiativ’Price of Nonconformance’ Course Announced
If you’re wondering what the cost of nonconformance to standards and quality firefighting is to your company, Philip Crosby Associates Inc.AutoTech 2006 Cancelled
The Automotive Industry Action Group has announced that it will cancel next year’s Auto Tech trade show.