I became aware of a truth about lean problem solving and kaizen yesterday while reading an article about 10 internet rules and laws, “Internet rules and laws: the top 10, from Godwin to Poe,” published on the Daily Telegraph’s web site (

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Recently released labor market, manufacturing, and consumer data indicate an economy steadily emerging from the long recession. One of the most gratifying indications of this change was the Associated Industries of Massachusetts Business Confidence index showing a c

(Camstar Systems Inc.: Charlotte, NC) -- Camstar offers “The Next Generation CAPA System” again by popular demand.

(Zemetrics: Tucson, AZ) -- Zemetrics, maker of innovation-driven surface metrology products, introduces ZeScope, a subnanometer precision 3-D optical profilometer for general and industrial applications.

(MasterControl: Salt Lake City) -- MasterControl, a global provider of software solutions that enable regulated companies to improve internal efficiency and reduce overall costs while accelerating time to market, recently announced that the company and i4DM, a MasterControl partner, have been se

(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- Mettler Toledo introduces a line of ultramicrobalances and microbalances to the current Excellence Plus and Excellence lines of analytical balances.

(DMIS: Arlington, TX) -- A new interoperability standard for dimensional metrology was approved by the ANSI as an American National Standard on Aug. 4.

(CyberMetrics: Phoenix) -- The GAGEtrak Calibration Label Kit allows you to create durable laminated calibration labels with your choice of bar-code styles directly out of GAGEtrak.

(Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute: Atlanta) -- Debbie Guzman, laboratory director at Athens Regional Medical Center, says that implementing lean principles in a health care setting is especially challenging.