(Purdue School of Engineering and Technology: Indianapolis, IN) -- The Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) will offer two new courses in fall 2010: “Total Quality Control” (IET 36400) and “Statistical Quality Control

(4D Technology Corp.: Tucson, AZ) -- Extended precision metrology is critical for controlling optics-polishing methods such as ion-beam etching and magnetorheological finishing (MRF).

(Eriez Manufacturing Co.: Erie, PA) -- Keeping magnetic, vibratory, and inspection equipment operating at peak performance while providing 24/7 on-call repair has enabled the Eriez 5-Star

(Quality + Engineering: Portland, OR) --  Risk management is now considered a core skill for all professionals. A May 2010 Business Week survey of 1,500 chief executives by IBM concluded that “global complexity is the foremost issue confronting CEOs and their enterprises.

(GE Intelligent Platforms: Charlottesville, VA) -- GE Intelligent Platforms has made available Proficy Accelerator for Advanced Analytics, its latest Proficy Accelerator solution.

Finally, the long and arduous process that appears to be a requisite phase in the development of an international quality management system standard appears to be nearing an end.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory requirements (i.e., 21 CFR 211.25 and 820.25) and the quality management standards from the International Organization for Standardization (i.e., ISO 9001) mandate companies to execute and document employee training.

Editor's note: In this first in a series of articles on workplace visuality, Gwendolyn Galsworth, Ph.D., author of

While reading an issue of Quality Digest Daily, I came across an article by Kenneth Levine and Peter Sherman titled, “Ten Simple Principles for Treat

Almost all companies have a sign on a wall stating something similar to “Our employees are our most important asset.” The wording may be slightly altered, and “asset”’ may be replaced with “resource,” but usually there is such a sign posted somewhere on the premises