CenterBeam Continues Companywide Six Sigma Training
Tue, 06/14/2005 - 22:00
CenterBeam recently completed another phase of an ambitious Six Sigma training plan. The IT outsourcing company is training all of its staff in the fundamentals of lean and Six Sigma. While everyone in the company has received Six Sigma training,… Six Sigma Contributes to Albertson’s Profit Growth
Tue, 06/14/2005 - 22:00
Albertson’s Inc. recently attributed Six Sigma as one of the causes to its significant profit increases for the first quarter of 2005. The company reported net earnings from continuing operations rose 93 percent to $107 billion, compared to $56… New Book Details Six Sigma in Product Development
Tue, 06/14/2005 - 22:00
A new Six Sigma book outlines the use of the methodology with an up-to-date approach to enhance the produce development cycle. Graham Wilson’s Six Sigma and the Product Development Cycle (Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005), looks at the common steps… Bechtel Communications Honored for Innovative Six Sigma Project
Tue, 06/14/2005 - 22:00
Bechtel Communications recently received the Most Innovative Six Sigma Project Award honorable mention for a process improvement technique using its Virtual Survey Tool for network deployment. Bechtel uses the VST in its alternative site selection… Singapore Accreditation Council Auditors Join RABQSA
Mon, 06/13/2005 - 22:00
RABQSA International announced this month the transition of Singapore Accreditation Council-certified personnel to the RABQSA-accredited auditor certification schemes. RABQSA will transition all consenting auditors currently certified in quality… Quality Digest Contributor Awarded Crosby Medal
Mon, 06/13/2005 - 22:00
Smarter Solutions CEO Forrest Breyfogle recently received the Crosby Medal at the American Society for Quality’s World Conference. Breyfogle, a Quality Digest contributor, was honored for his cutting-edge approach to traditional Six Sigma in the… Statit Software Releases SPC Solutions
Mon, 06/13/2005 - 22:00
Statit Software recently released several enhanced versions of its statistical process control software. Statit e-QC R3.3 is a dynamic Web-based application that serves as a quality information portal, while providing a centralized SPC application… Hyundai Makes Quality Turnaround
Mon, 06/13/2005 - 22:00
Few companies have undergone the quality transformation that Hyundai Motor Co. has seen in recent years.The Korean automaker has gone from producing some of the poorest-rated cars in the world to having its popular Sonata model named as one of… DNV and PMI Launch Strategic Alliance
Mon, 06/13/2005 - 22:00
Project Management Institute and DNV Certification have formed an alliance to market PMI’s Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3). OPM3 is a new standard developed to determine the maturity of a project… Troemner Pressure Calibration Lab Receives NVLAP Accreditation
Wed, 06/08/2005 - 22:00
Troemner’s pressure-calibration laboratory was recently accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program. The facility is also ISO/IEC 17025-compliant and provides calibrations with reference standards directly traceable to the…