Lean, lean Six Sigma, total quality management (TQM), and other techniques have helped companies improve processes through the execution of projects.

(Micropelt GmbH: Freiburg, Germany) -- Aircraft maintenance will be easier in the future, with sensors monitoring the aircraft skin. If the sensors detect any dents or cracks they will send a radio message to a monitoring unit.

(Laser Design Inc.: Minneapolis) -- Laser Design Inc.

All organizations—regardless of industry sector—must begin today to inventory their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) to prepare for an incoming regulatory wave, according to an expert from BSI Americas.

(QuEst Forum: Dallas) -- QuEST Forum unveiled its inaugural report on the state of quality in the telecommunications industry at the 2009 Asia Pacific Best Practices Conference, which was held Oct. 20–22 in Shanghai.

I was flipping through some Japanese books on sayings and speeches given by Taiichi Ohno looking for inspiration for a new article when I found the following passage:

(SGS: Rutherford, NJ) -- SGS announced that it is the first registrar in the world to be accredited to The Recycling Industry Operating Standard (RIOS) and The Responsible Recycling Standard (R2) by ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB).

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Eligibility and application forms for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award are now available on the Baldrige web site.

(MFG.com: Atlanta) -- More than one-third of North American manufacturers responding to MFG.com’s most recent MFGWatch survey say they’ve experienced a significant supply chain disruption in the past three months, and more than 70 percent indicate they plan to maintain or increa