The U.S.Is Six Sigma a Silver Bullet?
Six Sigma is a powerful tool for driving incremental process improvement, but it’s not the silver bullet many organizations make it out to b
Wisconsin Manufacturing Partnership Offers Grant Money
The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) recently awarded a total of $85,900 to 22 Green Bay-area manufacturing organizations for train
Six Sigma Enables Automated Laboratory
Heritage Valley Health System, located in Beaver, Pennsylvania, recently opened its region’s first fully automated clinical laboratory.
CTS’s Product Quality Recognized
Frost & Sullivan, a growth consulting company, recently recognized CTS Corp.
Shingo Prize Winners Announced
Several Mexican manufacturing organizations were winners in the recently announced Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing Business Pr
Growing America
Businesses have lately been focusing on profit and process improvement. However, profit improvement at any cost to make the upcoming quarter look bright has a price. It appears that most improvement effort leads with efficiency measured by head-count reduction.
Counting Complaints
For the last Brain Teaser, in an interesting spin, sample size was defined as a time window. A is the correct response.
We Can Do Better
This column normally originates from the hammock in the woods behind our home. With almost a foot of snow on the ground, though, this month’s contribution would better be titled “Thoughts From a Lounge Chair in My Den.”
TAGSYS Offers e-connectware
TAGSYS recently introduced a software suite—e-connectware—to manage global radio frequency identification (RFID) networks.