2007 Pipetting Olympics
Wed, 03/14/2007 - 22:00
(ARTEL, Maine) -- ARTEL’s 2007 Pipetting Olympics will happen during National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, April 22–28, 2007. In the health care industry, pipetting affects test results and patient diagnoses. The mission of the… International Metrology Congress Announced
Wed, 03/14/2007 - 22:00
(College Français de Metrologie, Lille, France) -- The 13th annual International Metrology Congress will be held June 18–29 in Lille, France. The event is organized by the College Français de Metrologie with several international organizations… Voting System Testers Accredited
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 22:00
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission recently accredited SysTest Labs and iBeta Software Quality Assurance to certify and test voting systems software and equipment against the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines. The VVSG are federal standards… Hoteliers Get Automated Quality Inspections
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 22:00
Mtech’s new Internet-based Quality Inspection Console uses hand-held devices to interface with a hotel’s property management system and automate its quality inspection processes. “Quality inspections, when hotel housekeeping departments… Spector Named Conference Board CEO
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 22:00
Jonathan Spector will become the 10th president and CEO of The Conference Board, a research and business membership organization, on April 16. “Jon Spector has excellent credentials to lead The Conference Board forward,” says Douglas R. Conant… Human Capital Management Conference in May
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 22:00
Executives from leading companies will share tactics and strategies for managing and retaining key talent, knowledge and intellectual capital with Global Benchmarking Council members at the conference on Human Capital Management: Facing the… Is Six Sigma a Silver Bullet?
Tue, 03/06/2007 - 22:00
Six Sigma is a powerful tool for driving incremental process improvement, but it’s not the silver bullet many organizations make it out to be. That’s the word from The Hackett Group, which recently released research showing that too…
Six Sigma Enables Automated Laboratory
Tue, 03/06/2007 - 22:00
Heritage Valley Health System, located in Beaver, Pennsylvania, recently opened its region’s first fully automated clinical laboratory. The hospital’s comprehensive lean and Six Sigma programs, which emphasize automation for patient safety… Shingo Prize Winners Announced
Tue, 03/06/2007 - 22:00
Several Mexican manufacturing organizations were winners in the recently announced Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing Business Program. The Shingo Prize, called the “Nobel Prize of manufacturing,” recognizes achievements in lean… Wisconsin Manufacturing Partnership Offers Grant Money
Tue, 03/06/2007 - 22:00
The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) recently awarded a total of $85,900 to 22 Green Bay-area manufacturing organizations for training and Six Sigma projects, and there is more money available. The Green Bay Press Gazette…