In a recent post on the Evolving Excellence blog, Bill Waddell tackles one of my pet peeves: activity-based costing, or ABC. Few things do more harm to lean Six Sigma than this method of accounting.

Just the other week, I had the privilege of visiting with three or four companies that were doing lean process improvement.

(ASD: Birmingham, MI) -- ASD’s GageMux USB simplifies and streamlines data collection.  Specifically developed to keep on the cutting edge of technology, the new GageMux USB multiple input gauge interface now has three user selectable outputs of backward compatibility and environmentally friendl

Imagine a soldier's uniform made of a special fabric that allows him to look in all directions and identify threats that are to his side or even behind him.

(Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Inc.: Thornwood, NY) -- The Primo Star iLED microscope now available with three additional fluorescence attachments that allow users to work with different dyes such as FITC, Dapi, and Rhodamine/Cy 3.

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(Promess Inc.: Brighton, MI) -- Promess Inc. has added a series of hollow-shaft units to its line of Torque Functional Test (TFT) Systems intended for intelligent assembly applications.

(American Society for Quality: Milwaukee) -- It's a challenging time for you and your organization. You’re competing in a shrinking marketplace, and you have fewer resources at your disposal. How can you attract new customers, keep your current customers, and improve your bottom line?

Joyalukkas Jewellery is one of the world’s favorite jewelers, with a retail chain of more than 70 showrooms across the Middle East, India, and Europe.

"Innovate at all costs!" This is the exhortation from innumerable business articles and best-selling business books. These authors describe how to innovate but fail to include how to find the time to innovate.