(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- A long-time advocate of lean practices, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) member and author, Mark Hamel, has been awarded The Shingo Prize Research and Professional Publications Award for the

n 2006, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) kicked off a project called the Vehicle Design Summit (VDS), which today has grown into a large international consortium of teams from universities and innovative companies seeking, a

(Eriez Manufacturing Co.: Erie, PA) -- Eriez’ E-Z Tec X-ray Inspection Systems deliver the highest level of product and packaging integrity for pharmaceutical applications.

(Paton Professional: Chico, CA) -- That people and companies will have problems is a given: It’s the way that they face and respond to their problems that will dictate success o

(FARO Technologies: Minneapolis) -- Laser Design Inc. and FARO Technologies have partnered in developing a next generation scanning technology system, the Magnaline 240.

(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- InfinityQS has announced that Donald J. Wheeler will be the keynote speaker for Infusion 2010, the fourth annual user conference for InfinityQS quality systems. Infusion 2010 will be held at The Westin Grand in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 24–27.

Not too long ago, when you wanted a product to be leak-proof, you simply put it under water, made sure it didn’t bubble, and thereby concluded there were no leaks.

(API: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc. (API) has announced they will debut their new Smart Scan Solution at the Windpower 2010 conference and exposition in Dallas, May 23–26.

Some time ago, while consulting for a huge call center, I took a group of customer service agents for a little gemba walk and a quick activity to demonstrate a few lean fundamentals.

(ACSI: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Customer satisfaction with the goods and services that Americans buy and consume is steady for the first quarter of 2010, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).