Just a few reminders to start with: In the automotive supply chain, process failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) must be based on—or at least must take into consideration—design FMEA.

Has this ever happened to you? You’re talking to a client, or perhaps your boss, and you realize the conversation has gotten off on absolutely the wrong foot.

(Aven: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Aven Inc., manufacturer and distributor of precision tools and optical inspection systems, has introduced a 5.0-megapixel upgrade of its Digital Mighty Scope handheld microscope, a sophisticated inspection instrument for engineers, scientists, doctors, quality inspectors,

Editor’s note: This is the second of a four-part video interview with Juran Institute’s CEO, Joseph DeFeo, and hosted by Quality Digest’s CEO, Jeff Dewar. View part one here.

(Kauffman Foundation: Kansas City, MO) -- Cost trends in U.S. health care consistently increase at about 2.5 percentage points faster than the general rate of inflation—clearly an unsustainable rate.

Everyone seeks out value. Whether you’re a coupon clipper, a sale shopper, or a garage-sale stalker, people look to get some sort of value out of their buying experience.

(CyberMetrics: Phoenix, AZ) -- CyberMetrics Corp. begins a series of no-cost, informative webinars and seminars to educate facilities maintenance and instrument calibration professionals about real-world industry solutions.

(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology has released the Optiv Classic 321GL tp vision sensor measuring system, which will be assembled at its North Kingstown, Rhode Island, facility for the North American market.

(AIAG: Southfield, MI) -- Bob Lutz, the “Ultimate Car Guy” and former vice chairman of General Motors Co., is the keynote speaker at the 2012 AIAG Supply Chain Summit held May 8–9, 2012, in Troy, Michigan.

(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- Twenty-one federal government representatives from 10 different agencies met at the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) headquarters in Washington, D.C., for the third “Interagency Best Practices—ANSI/ISO/IEC