The American Society for Quality will host its fifth Six Sigma conference in Palm Springs, California, next year.

Planners for a January manufacturing, design and plastics exposition will feature the use of Six Sigma to enhance these industries.

Ixperion recently announced it’s planning to host Six Sigma conferences all over the world this fall and winter.

The relationship between the quality of health care and patient illness is being examined in a new book.

Quality initiatives such as lean and Six Sigma save businesses upward of 10 percent of their annual revenues, according to a recently released study.

Gerald (Gerry) J. Hahn was recently awarded the American Society for Quality’s Distinguished Service Medal for his long commitment to the quality profession.

ISO recently awarded the subcommittee responsible for developing ISO 9001:2000 with the prestigious Lawrence D. Eicher Leadership Award.

MetricStream Inc. announced the inclusion of application delivery (“zaplet”) via e-mail in its latest release, MetricStream 3.5.

Senators unanimously passed H.R. 3389 on Sept. 24, a bill that establishes a not-for-profit category for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

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