Lean is largely about satisfying customer requirements. That’s nearly impossible if the lean practitioner doesn’t understand demand.

(ISO: Geneva) -- In “10 Good Things for SMEs,” a new ISO brochure, managers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in 10 countries from around the world explain how ISO standards contribute to their success.

If W. Edwards Deming could see what you are doing, he’d punch you in the face. OK, not really. He may have been brutally honest in his lectures but I don’t think he ever punched anyone.

Since 1975, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has required that all prescription tablets or capsules have a unique identification in terms of size, shape, color, and imprint.

(Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc.: Wakefield, RI) -- With U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse providing a video address on manufacturing’s key role in boosting the U.S.

(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ), the leading community of people passionate about quality, advances in professional development, credentials, knowledge and information services, membership community, and advocacy on behalf of its more than 80,000 members worldwide.<

(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- The role of the project manager continues to become more diverse and demanding, placing strong project management skills in high demand.

(Active Sensing: Castle Rock, CO) -- Active Sensing Inc. (ASI), provider of affordable product management solutions for manufacturing companies worldwide, has released PDXpert product life-cycle management (PLM) software v.

Conventional wisdom among managers holds that employees helping each other can only be good for a company.

(Magnatag: Macedon, NY) -- Magnatag’s magnetic Cross-Training Whiteboard system organizes and displays employee training, qualification, and proficiency levels in up to 18 skill disciplines.