Story update 9/23/09: Reference to 9.5.2.f was changed to 8.5.2.f in second paragraph.

As companies downsize, they cut down on the number of employees, or move, or close, and thousands find themselves without jobs in a highly competitive job market that they never anticipated.

(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- As part of its Socially Responsible Organization (SRO) movement, the American Society for Quality (ASQ) is offering a four-part webinar series on the importance of social responsibility and how organizations can build business value by improving environmental and societal out

Is the theory of constraints compatible with lean thinking and can the two approaches be used together? This article looks at some of the similarities and differences between the two approaches and suggests how they might be coupled to advantage.

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Not surprisingly, there was controversy over Forrest Breyfogle's article, "Non-normal Data: To Transform or Not to Transform," written in response to Donald Wheeler’s article "

(AICON 3D Systems: Braunschweig, Germany) -- Not only do portable coordinate measuring machines (PCMM) outplay their stationary colleagues when it comes to flexibility, they also impress with their attractive price.

(Hexagon Metrology, North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology Inc. has announced the immediate availability of the new Leitz PMM-G series of gantry coordinate measurement machines (CMM) at Gear Expo 2009 being held this week in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Quality professionals pride themselves in being efficient and are always searching for ways to improve their approach to improving processes. One of the methods for doing so is to have modern, up to date communication systems.