(BLS: Washington) -- The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor today reported preliminary productivity data--as measured by output per hour of all persons--for the second quarter of 2009.

W. Edwards Deming has been dead for almost 16 years. In my opinion, he and Joseph Juran were the true quality giants of the 20th century.

As the founder of PowerSteering and a practitioner in strategic management and continuous improvement for more than 25 years, I have seen my share of management fads come and go, and even been in the room when some of them were created. 

Real estate bubble, subprime mortgages, financial system, stock markets, and finally, Main Street.

(FPTT: Ottawa) -- In July 2009, InnovMetric Software and the National Research Council of Canada were awarded the 2009 Federal Partners in Technology Transfer (FPTT) award for the successful development and transfer of 3-D data analysis technologies that led to the commercialization of inspe

(Bellwether Services: Atlanta) -- Bellwether Services recently announced the first edition of its Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) Professional Development Series, which is now available for preorder.

Design of experiments (DOE) is a crucial tool in Six Sigma quality management and its application is widespread in Japan; nevertheless, many manufacturing companies in other countries have not formally adopted it because of its complex concepts and costs.

(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com LLC, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma training and support technologies, has announced the availability of TRACtion 3.0, the latest version of MoreSteam.com’s web-based project management and tracking software for lean Six

Modern equipment can be sensitive to brief disturbances on utility power mains.

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