No Buy-In? No Change.
Respecting a quality manager’s opinion is meaningless unless there’s enterprisewide buy-in to ideas and quality initiatives.
Defining Accuracy and Precision
Liquid delivery is a common laboratory process and this critical function is often overlooked. As a result, routine research and test results can be in error based on a simple misunderstanding or misapplication of liquid delivery instruments.
Significant Progress in Food Supply Protection
(FDA: Rockville, Maryland) -- To protect domestic and imported food from contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched its Food Protection Plan in 2007.
Eighth Annual DIA Conference
(Drug Information Association: Horsham, Pennsylvania) -- The Drug Information Association (DIA) will host its eighth annual DIA Conference for Contemporary Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management Strategies, January 11–15 in Washington, D.C.
Applying Design for Six Sigma Tools in the Hiring Process
The cost of doing business is rising dramatically. Included in this is the cost to recruit and hire talent to join your team. It’s estimated that the total cost of one hire can exceed $30,000 when relocation and set-up expenses are included.
Six Sigma in Hard Economic Times
What purpose, if any, does Six Sigma serve in economic downturns?
Lean Six Sigma for a New Economy
(Transplace: Frisco, Texas) -- Eliminating waste and simplifying processes is even more important now with the uncertain economy and constant pressures to lower costs.
Process Improvement in Georgia’s Rural Hospitals
(Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute: Atlanta) -- Georgia rural hospitals that face growing financial pressures are receiving assistance from a new Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) pilot project that is helping them improve processes and reduce waste.
