Microsoft Boosts Office Solution Accelerator for Six Sigma
Microsoft Corp. has released new enhancements for its Microsoft Office Solution Accelerator for Six Sigma.
Two New Rath & Strong Publications Listed on Minitab Web Site
Minitab Inc. has agreed to include Rath & Strong’s two latest publications--Who’s Fault Is It Anyway?, and Rath & Strong’s Guide to MINITAB: Release 14--in Minitab’s companion textbook list, available on the Minitab Web site.
New Six Sigma Software Solution
PowerSteering Software, the leading provider of Six Sigma enterprise program management software, has announced the availability of PowerSixSigma, its first software solution designed exclusively to meet the advanced requirements of Six Sigma quality initiatives.
Six Sigma Takes Root in Rich MES Data
Using Six Sigma initiatives to focus on improving the performance of business and manufacturing processes isn’t a new concept.
Lean Learning Center to Co-Sponsor Lean Conference
The Lean Learning Center will co-sponsor the "Benchmarking Best Practices in Lean Manufacturing" conference with Clemson University, May 25-27 in Charleston, South Carolina.
Lean Supplier Management
Supplier management is one of the most troublesome disciplines within a management system. There’s nothing inherently difficult about it, though. Companies make it difficult by instilling the process with lots of unwieldy bureaucracy.
The Standard Answer
Do not ever, ever, do anything just to please an auditor. This is quickly becoming one of my new favorite mantras.
ISO 9001:2000--Including Suppliers in Your QMS
After undergoing an often costly and usually painful process to achieve ISO 9001:2000 registration, organizations invariably ask, "What do we do now to ensure that we maintain our registration and gain maximum benefit?" Under ISO 9001:1994, the old answer was fairly
New Standard Addresses Construction Safety
new standard intended to increase public safety around construction sites has been published by the American Society of Safety Engineers.
SAE International Dedicates DTI-SAE Global Knowledge Center
The Society of Automotive Engineers will dedicate the DTI-SAE Global Knowledge Center at Tsinghua University in Beijing with a formal signing ceremony and reception on June 15.
