Any article about control charts leads to inevitable (and torturous) discussions of special cause tests—all nine of them. No wonder confused people continue to use things like trend lines. But I’m getting ahead of myself.

A serious condition is spreading like fireweed across corporate America. The symptoms include glazed-over eyes, droopy shoulders, cramped hands, aversion to natural lighting, and a permanent butt print in your office chair.

(Elysium Inc.: Southfield, MI) -- For the third year, two aerospace and defense organizations, The Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp., are co-sponsoring the Global Product Data Interoperability Summit (GPDIS), which is open to all industries.

This is a call to action for all quality professionals, for Baldrige winners, for Baldrige applicants, for Baldrige examiners, for state quality award winners, for state quality award program directors and their staff, and anyone who values the impact that the Malc

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The continuing increase in the level of carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse gases” in the Earth’s atmosphere has been identified as a cause for serious concern because it may radically accelerate changes in the Earth’s climate.

(UL: Camas, WA) -- Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), a world leader in advancing safety, has announced the execution of a definitive agreement whereby UL will acquire the quality assurance business of STR Holdings Inc., an Enfield, Connecticut-based company.

(Mettler-Toledo: Greifensee, Switzerland) -- With the introduction of its new E4 XLS line of pipettes, Rainin Instrument LLC, a division of Mettler-Toledo, has raised the bar on electronic pipetting performance and ease of use.

(QMI-SAI Global: Cleveland, OH) -- QMI-SAI Global announces a complimentary webinar You Are Closer Than You Think to ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 Registration.

(Productivity Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- The methods and concepts presented in the bestselling first edition of Practical Lean Accounting revolutionized the approach to the management and control of lean companies.

(CEESI: Nunn, CO) -- The Colorado Engineering Experiment Station Inc. (CEESI), provider of calibration services, specialty testing, research, and engineering services, has announced the 2011 Flow Measurement Training Series in Loveland, Colorado.