Wed, 06/01/2005 - 22:00
The second annual Crystal Ball User Conference will be held June 13–15 in Denver. The event will be hosted by Decisioneering Inc. and will feature two days of technical tracks and a third day for workshops. Risk-modeling professionals and…
Wed, 06/01/2005 - 22:00
Quality Technology Co. recently introduced its Corporate Performance Improvement framework, a multifaceted approach to business management. The framework comprises four elements: business scorecard, Six Sigma, innovation and management systems. The…
Tue, 05/31/2005 - 22:00
The American Customer Satisfaction Index fell in the first quarter of 2005, an indication that there might be further economic slowdown on the horizon. The ACSI for the first quarter of 2005 stands at 73.0, down 0.8 percent from last quarter. The…
Tue, 05/31/2005 - 22:00
Caterpillar Inc. and StatSoft Inc. have joined forces to release PROCEED, a turnkey software solution designed for manufacturing companies’ efforts to model, optimize and simulate complex processes.PROCEED…
Tue, 05/31/2005 - 22:00
Three teams earned awards for their cost-cutting prowess at the American Society for Quality’s World Conference on Quality & Improvement on May 18. Baxter Healthcare’s Value Stream Team earned the top prize, the Gold…
Tue, 05/31/2005 - 22:00
EMS Consulting Group Inc. will host a public lean manufacturing certificate program in San Diego this fall. The program includes six course modules designed to provide participants with targeted managerial and technical competencies in lean…
Tue, 05/31/2005 - 22:00
CNC Software Inc.’s educational division recently launched a new competition to find innovative student manufacturing projects. The Innovator of the Future competition requires student participants to produce a part that meets certain size…
Tue, 05/31/2005 - 22:00
A new agreement between the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and health care quality improvement organizations focuses on reducing nursing assistant turnover rates in more than 2,000 nursing homes. Nurse aide turnover averages 71…
Tue, 05/24/2005 - 22:00
ClinPhone Group Ltd. recently announced the appointment of four new business development managers, part of the company’s plan to strengthen commercial operations in the United States. ClinPhone is a specialist clinical technology organization that…
Tue, 05/24/2005 - 22:00
According to research from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the use of an electronic system that authenticates individual packages while they’re on the supply chain protects both the industry and patients. The use of radio…