Why Management System Standards Add Value, Part 1
More than ever, businesses need ways to improve their operations to better gain, serve, and retain customers while reducing costs and improving margins.
From a Physician’s First-Hand Experience: <em>Sustaining Lean in Healthcare</em>
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Dr.
Problems With Skewness and Kurtosis,<br> Part 2
In part one we found that the skewness and kurtosis parameters characterize the tails of a probability model rather than the central portion, and that because o
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Premarket Notification for Medical Devices
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance that clarifies when changes or modifications to a previously cleared 510(k) device require a new premarket submission.
Early ISO 50001 Adopters Report Gains
(ISO: Geneva) -- Evidence that publication of ISO 50001 was eagerly awaited is borne out by the number of organizations worldwide claiming to be the first in their country or sector to have adopted the new international standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) on e
APR Series Direct-Drive Rotary Stages Provide Exceptional Accuracy
(Aerotech: Pittsburgh, PA) -- Aerotech Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of motion control, positioning tables/stages, and positioning systems.
An Unexpected Clue to Thermopower Efficiency
Berkeley Lab scientists and their colleagues have discovered a new relation among electric and magnetic fields and differences in temperature, which may lead to more efficient thermoelectric devices that convert heat into electricity or electricity into heat.
Beware of Your Organization’s Empire Builders
Empire building is the pinnacle and most extreme level of the pyramid of bureaucracy.
FMS Series of Precision Linear Stages Available
(Newport: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp., a global leader in motion control technology, has introduced Fine Metrology State (FMS) Precision Linear Stages.
BIM Advancing on Computer-Aided Design
(ZweigWhite: Fayetteville, AK) -- Three-dimensional building information modeling (BIM) is rapidly replacing 2-D design software in many architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental firms. However, a blend of 2-D and 3-D technology is still commonplace.
