With the announcement of another Toyota recall, it seems that everyone and their dog have an opinion about Toyota, and some of them might even be drawing the right conclusions. While everyone is allowed to have opinions (not the dogs—on quality matters I don't trust

In the world of continuous improvement, it might seem that one does not want to look back. After all, as systems improve, old data is no longer useful, and keeping it around—like keeping old love letters—may someday get you into trouble.

With a worldwide reputation for product quality, customer service, and minting technology, the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) is at the forefront of innovation in producing coinage and currency.

(The Coordinate Metrology Society: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society, the preminent membership association for measurement professionals, will hold their 27th Annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) July 25–29 at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona.

There is a group effort commencing beneath the English city of Nottingham with a main goal of assessing the archaeological importance of nearly 500 man-made caves that were cut into the sandstone during medieval times and possibly earlier.

What makes a quality or health, safety, and

(U.S. Department of Transportation: Washington, DC) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released results from an unprecedented 10-month study of potential electronic causes of unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles.

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Beginning March 1, 2011, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will no longer provide calibration services for mercury thermometers.

If a manufacturer were to ask its clients how they evaluated goods or services, the three most common metrics would be goods at a fair price, on-time delivery, and quality.

Most pharmaceutical companies have an internal current good manufacturing practices’ (CGMP) auditing program administered at the site and corporate levels of the organization.