Report: Biomedical Industry Drives California Technology Economy
Tue, 10/24/2006 - 22:00
California’s biomedical industry has grown significantly in recent years and is one of the biggest employers in the state and the second-largest contributor to its high-technology economy, according to new research. The research was… New Thai Public Sector Quality Award
Mon, 10/23/2006 - 22:00
Thailand’s Public Service Management Quality Award (PMQA), modeled on the Singapore Quality Award, will be presented for the first time next year. The PMQA’s seven criteria are those of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award—leadership… McCabe Offers Linux Management Suite
Mon, 10/23/2006 - 22:00
Widespread Linux-based application development in business, mission and life critical areas prompted McCabe Software to develop McCabe IQ, hosted directly on RedHat Linux.“The same software quality management benefits that our customers have… Information Quality Professionals Issue Election Alert
Mon, 10/23/2006 - 22:00
A recent letter to the U.S. Congress and other elected officials from information quality professionals expresses concerns about the provisions of the 2002 Help America Vote Act (public law 107-252), which sets guidelines for replacing punch… Mikel Harry Returning to SSA
Mon, 10/23/2006 - 22:00
Mikel J. Harry, founder of Six Sigma Academy in 1994 and one of the world’s leading authorities on the methodology, is rejoining the company as chief knowledge officer and vice chairman.
“We are delighted that Mike is joining us. We love that he has… Biodiesel Producers Attain Quality Accreditation
Mon, 10/23/2006 - 22:00
World Energy, Griffin Industries and Cargill Inc. have embraced BQ-9000 and recently earned the distinction of becoming accredited producers of biodiesel fuel.BQ-9000 includes procedures for fuel production, storage, handling and management… Most Six Sigma Programs Break the Rules
Tue, 10/17/2006 - 22:00
While more than 50 percent of respondents in a new report indicated that they had implemented Six Sigma programs, only 16 percent of the programs meet the methodology’s core requirements. The survey, performed by the Aberdeen Group, also… Siddika Demir Honored by Society of Women Engineers
Tue, 10/17/2006 - 22:00
The Society of Women Engineers announced on Oct. 11 that Siddika Demir is the recipient of its 2006 Emerging Leaders Award for her leadership in quality assurance. Demir is the manager of corporate services and Six Sigma for Bechtel Corp.… Six Sigma in Software & IT Conference
Tue, 10/17/2006 - 22:00
Conference organizer WCBF will host a conference for Six Sigma professionals in the software and information technology industries Nov. 7–9 in San Francisco. The event will be held at the Holiday Inn Gateway Hotel. The conference is designed to… Global Benchmarking Council Holds Conference
Tue, 10/17/2006 - 22:00
Vice presidents, directors and managers from leading companies convened at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in St. Louis for the Global Benchmarking Council’s third-quarter conference last month. “Unleashing Success through Breakthroughs in Lean…
