Quality Management Keeps the Lights On
Mon, 10/10/2005 - 22:00
The Shanghai Power Co.’s use of quality chain management theory allowed it to keep the electrical grid up and running in the bustling Chinese city all summer last year. The organization recently released a report on the process it used to avoid… Increasing Food-Borne Illnesses Sparked New Standard Creation
Mon, 10/10/2005 - 22:00
The International Organization for Standardization released a new standard this month in response to a significant increase in the number of food-borne illnesses around the world. ISO 22000 harmonizes regional requirements for managing food supply… ISO’s “Ships and Marine Technical Committee” Receives Eicher Award
Mon, 10/10/2005 - 22:00
One of the International Organization for Standardization’s first technical committees has received the Lawrence D. Eicher Leadership Award for excellence and innovation in standards development. ISO/TC 8, which develops standards related to… New Director for IAF
Mon, 10/03/2005 - 22:00
Henri Pierre Sallé was recently elected as board director of the International Accreditation Forum Inc. Sallé, who is president of KEMA Registered Quality Inc., has been the chairman of the Independent Association of Accredited Registrars since 2002… Conference to Focus on Quality-Process Synergies
Mon, 10/03/2005 - 22:00
An upcoming conference will focus on creating synergy between organizations’ various quality improvement efforts. The SCOR/Six Sigma/Lean Convergence Forum will examine ways to align implementations of quality efforts for maximum benefit. It will… Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen Cleans Up Navy Process
Mon, 10/03/2005 - 22:00
The use of value-stream mapping recently helped the U.S. Navy improve its acquisition processes. The value-stream map was produced by some of the Navy’s top lean Six Sigma practitioners at a kaizen competition designed to improve the Navy’s complex… Vintara Enhances Compliance-Management Software
Mon, 10/03/2005 - 22:00
Vintara recently released a fully integrated tool that allows authorized document editors to revise and save any compliance-related document. The software is useful for easily maintaining and verifying compliance to a long list of standards and… Survey Ranks Michigan HMO Quality
Mon, 10/03/2005 - 22:00
Blue Care Network of Michigan ranked first among nine Michigan HMOs in the behavioral health and pharmacy management categories in a recent quality study. The survey was performed by the Greater Detroit Area Health Council and the National Business… Dubai Quality Award Organization Publishes Kaizen Guide
Mon, 10/03/2005 - 22:00
The secretariat of the Dubai Quality Award recently published a guide for implementing kaizen. The Dubai Quality Award is administered by the kingdom’s Department of Economic Development, which partnered with the Kaizen Institute Ltd. to produce… Systems Engineering/Design for Six Sigma Workshop Planned
Mon, 10/03/2005 - 22:00
Statistical Design Institute and Southern Methodist University’s Systems Engineering Program will host an upcoming workshop for enhanced product development using Six Sigma. The event will focus on the integration of systems engineering and design…
