TapRooT Announces Performance Improvement Summit
Mon, 10/11/2004 - 22:00
TapRooT will host a summit in March for quality professionals interested in learning more about their industry. The summit will be held March 2–4 in San Antonio and will include breakout sessions in 11 different tracks, including health care… Ixperion Planning Several Six Sigma Conferences
Wed, 10/06/2004 - 22:00
Ixperion recently announced it’s planning to host Six Sigma conferences all over the world this fall and winter. The conferences will examine the use of Six Sigma in different industries. The first will be Oct. 19-20 in London, and will focus on the… Six Sigma and Lean Help Bottom Line
Wed, 10/06/2004 - 22:00
Quality initiatives such as lean and Six Sigma save businesses upward of 10 percent of their annual revenues, according to a recently released study. “Lean, Six Sigma & TQM Project Success: Recent Case Studies and Benchmarks,” performed by… Six Sigma Featured at Manufacturing Conference
Wed, 10/06/2004 - 22:00
Planners for a January manufacturing, design and plastics exposition will feature the use of Six Sigma to enhance these industries. It will be the first time planners of shows (the exposition is made up of five similar trade shows held… Could Poor Health Care Quality Be Making You Sick?
Wed, 10/06/2004 - 22:00
The relationship between the quality of health care and patient illness is being examined in a new book. Lean Six Sigma in Sickness and in Health, by Forrest Breyfogle and Arvind Salvekar, explores the use of lean and Six Sigma concepts in the… ASQ Announces Location for 2005 Six Sigma Conference
Wed, 10/06/2004 - 22:00
The American Society for Quality will host its fifth Six Sigma conference in Palm Springs, California, next year. The conference will be held Feb. 7-8 at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort and Spa. It’s designed for managers who are actively involved… Hahn Awarded Distinguished Service Medal
Mon, 10/04/2004 - 22:00
Gerald (Gerry) J. Hahn was recently awarded the American Society for Quality’s Distinguished Service Medal for his long commitment to the quality profession. Hahn, a statistical consultant and adjunct faculty member at Rensselaer Polytechnic… MetricStream Launches Application Delivery Via E-mail
Mon, 10/04/2004 - 22:00
MetricStream Inc. announced the inclusion of application delivery (“zaplet”) via e-mail in its latest release, MetricStream 3.5. The capability will allow organizations to engage relevant internal casual users and external partners in the… Major Gains in Health Care Quality-But For Only One-Quarter of System
Mon, 10/04/2004 - 22:00
The U.S. health care system has huge quality gaps that contribute to 42,000 to 79,000 avoidable deaths every year, according to a recent survey released by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. “State of Health Care Quality 2004,” released… ISO 9001:2000 Developers Honored With Award
Mon, 10/04/2004 - 22:00
ISO recently awarded the subcommittee responsible for developing ISO 9001:2000 with the prestigious Lawrence D. Eicher Leadership Award. In presenting the award, ISO President Oliver Smoot praised ISO/TC 176, which developed the standard, for its “…