Turkey to Host European Quality Conference
Mon, 02/28/2005 - 22:00
The Turkish Standards Association will host the upcoming 49th European Organization for Quality Annual Congress. The event will be held April 25–27 in Antalya, Turkey. The theme will be “Quality: The Way to Sustainability,” and will include 30… Software Allows Real-Time Business Initiative Monitoring
Mon, 02/28/2005 - 22:00
The Juran Institute and i-Solutions recently released the Initiative Deployment Manager, a software program that allows users to monitor all business initiatives in real time.With a 360-degree view of business programs, the IDM can launch projects… Clinton, Gingrich Among Those to Be Honored for Improving Health Care Quality
Mon, 02/28/2005 - 22:00
The National Committee for Quality Assurance plans to honor several high-profile figures, including U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton and former U.S. Representative Newt Gingrich, for their contributions toward improving the quality of health care in the… Telecom Executives Report Disappointing Results From Performance Improvement Projects
Mon, 02/28/2005 - 22:00
Almost 60 percent of telecom executives surveyed reported that performance improvement efforts over the past three years were unsuccessful. However, the respondents judged 90 percent of the efforts to be a success. “The apparent contradiction… Analyst Predicts Six Sigma, Lean Boom in 2005
Mon, 02/28/2005 - 22:00
Manufacturing industry analyst Bob Parker predicted in InformationWeek magazine that more manufacturing companies will combine lean and Six Sigma to improve efficiency and quality in 2005.Parker, vice president of the Manufacturing Insights group at… Starrett Celebrates 125th Anniversary
Mon, 02/28/2005 - 22:00
2005 marks the 125th anniversary of The L.S. Starrett Co.The company was founded in 1880 by Laroy Sunderland Starrett to market his innovative combination square tool, an item that has since become a standard in toolboxes worldwide. Starrett later… Pharmaceutical Stability Testing Conference Planned
Tue, 02/22/2005 - 22:00
An upcoming conference focusing on stability testing will feature several major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The “Advances and Efficiencies in Stability Testing for the Pharmaceutical & BioTech Industry” conference will be held… 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance Courses Offered
Tue, 02/22/2005 - 22:00
PTI International Inc., an accredited provider of online continuing pharmaceutical education, will offer several upcoming courses on compliance to 21 CFR Part 11. The course, “How to Develop and Implement Risk-Based Strategies,” is designed to help… Multicultural Pharmaceutical Conference Announced
Tue, 02/22/2005 - 22:00
The 6th annual Market Development & Outreach Multicultural Pharmaceutical Conference will be held March 17–18 in Iselin, New Jersey.The event is intended for pharmaceutical and health care companies that produce or develop products for diabetes… Purdue Employs RFID Into Packaging to Prevent Counterfeiting
Tue, 02/22/2005 - 22:00
Purdue Pharma recently started to integrate radio frequency identification (RFID) tags into its packaging to prevent drug counterfeiting.The company will use RFID products produced by Symbol Technologies Inc. for the pilot project, which began with…