NQI, Consulting Group Ally to Implement Canadian Quality Programs
Tue, 01/18/2005 - 22:00
The National Quality Institute and John F. Thomas Management Consulting have formed a strategic alliance to implement quality programs in Canada. The goal of the joint effort is to firmly establish Canada as a global leader in product and service… Outsourcing Summit Planned for Feb. 21-23
Tue, 01/18/2005 - 22:00
Many well-known business gurus will be speakers at the upcoming Outsourcing Summit, which will be held in San Diego next month. The conference will feature keynote addresses from Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor, who will speak on “The… Coming Soon
Mon, 01/17/2005 - 22:00
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Tue, 01/11/2005 - 22:00
In an effort to highlight the importance of international standards, the American National Standards Institute recently published the first in a series of short articles about the many different existing standards. The first highlighted standard is… Standards Developers to Push for Chinese Standardization
Tue, 01/11/2005 - 22:00
A consortium of worldwide standards developers plan to open an office in Beijing in an effort to convince Chinese manufacturers to use U.S. and Canadian technical standards. The consortium, led by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, will… NQA Approved as Registrar for New Aerospace Standard
Tue, 01/11/2005 - 22:00
National Quality Assurance USA has recently been accredited to perform registrations to AS9120, the new aerospace standard. NQA received the accreditation in December 2004 from the ANSI-RAB NAP, now known as ANAB. AS9120 specifically applies to… Minnesota Applies Quality Standards to State Medicaid Program
Tue, 01/11/2005 - 22:00
The Minnesota Department of Human Services, which operates the state’s Medicaid program, will apply quality standards to five major areas of the plan. Administrators will use standards from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) to… Six Sigma Plays Role in Age Discrimination Lawsuit
Mon, 01/10/2005 - 22:00
One current and one former employee of 3M Co. recently filed suit against the company, alleging that its implementation of Six Sigma discriminates against older workers. The lawsuit, filed by Clifford Whitaker, 60, and Michael Mucci, 55, alleges… NEMA Releases Revision of DICOM Standard
Mon, 01/10/2005 - 22:00
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association recently released a significant update of its Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine standard. DICOM establishes a single language for exchanging medical digital images and related patient… TÜV America Adds EAC 37 Scope to ISO 9001 Auditing Services
Mon, 01/10/2005 - 22:00
TÜV America recently added EAC 37 auditing services for clients in the education industry already undergoing ISO 9001 registration.TÜV was accredited by the ANSI-RAB NAP (now known as ANAB) to evaluate compliance to EAC 37 on Dec. 7, 2004, and will…