(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- As employers across the country continue to shed hundreds of thousands of jobs, many manufacturers are facing an ironic dilemma. As they eliminate positions—mainly repetitive, assembly type jobs—they still have unfilled job openings for high-skilled workers.

(Arizona Quality Alliance: Scottsdale, AZ) -- The Arizona Quality Alliance is offering a one-day workshop, “Baldrige Green: Self Assessment for Corporate Sustainability,” on Dec. 10.

A common error of many Six Sigma and operations research professionals is not properly selecting the correct subgroup sampling technique when constructing a statistical process control (SPC) chart.

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(Olympus NDT: Waltham, MA) -- Olympus is pleased to announce the introduction of the new i-Speed LT, i-Speed TR, and i-Speed FS high-speed video cameras.

Here at Quality Digest, we get a lot of mail: Some of it’s critical, some of it’s praiseworthy, some of it’s cantankerous, and some of it’s challenging. All of it is insightful. And then, every once in awhile, something comes along that simply... well...

“The consumer’s concept of quality will no longer be measured by only the physical attributes of the product—it will extend to the process of how the product is made, including product safety, environmental compliance, and social responsibility compliance.”

My sons recently started talking about being cool, and I recalled my own teenage years and the need to be cool. That driving desire dictated the clothes I wore, the music I listened to, and what subjects I became conversant in.

(Magnatag: Macedon, NY) -- Manufacturers are choosing Magnatag CardView Kanban boards to coordinate inventories and lean workflow. “The boards are great for managing inventory movement,” says a materials manager from St. Clair Shores, Michigan.

(Keithley: Cleveland) -- Keithley is offering a free webinar on "How to Get the Most From Your Low Current Measurement Instruments," on Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. EST.