Business and social responsibility are frequently regarded as opposite poles in a decision spectrum. Sometimes, knowing the right questions to ask or how to look at the decision can frame the decision in a way that makes sense to everyone.

(FARO: Korntal-Münchingen) -- The

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program announces the opportunity to participate in the pilot of an exciting new assessment service.

A  research team at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) has developed a software tool that enables users to perform in-depth analysis of modeling and simulation data, then visualize the results on-screen.

My name is Alan Austin, and I recently described myself as a quality prodigal. I don’t mean to say that I’m very good at spending recklessly, but rather that I have returned to quality after straying onto other paths.

(Productivity Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- The success of a lean manufacturing program depends far more on organizationwide leverage of lean manufacturing tools than it does on the tools themselves.

(AMACOM: New York) -- Time-strapped, screen-addicted, value-savvy, and socially engaged, today’s customers are empowered like never before. Their expectations are tougher than ever, and they expect businesses to respect that sense of empowerment—lashing out at those that don’t.

(Mettler-Toledo: Aurora, IL) -- Mettler-Toledo CI-Vision, a leader in the design, manufacture, and installation of machine vision inspection systems for the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, packaging, personal care, and household chemical industries, has launched its new CLS Series for packaged pr

On Friday afternoon of March 11, 2011, an earthquake of 9.0 magnitude was detected about 45 miles off the coast of Japan. One of the most powerful ever recorded, it moved the 8,000 square-mile island of Honshu 8 feet to the east.