Mon, 04/25/2005 - 22:00
The American Society for Quality recently announced the keynote speakers for its World Conference on Quality and Improvement. The conference will be held May 16–18 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle. The event’s keynote…
Mon, 04/25/2005 - 22:00
Metris, a provider of laser-based scanning applications, recently announced the simultaneous acquisition of Krypton N.V., of Belgium; and MetricVision, a Washington-based company. Krypton develops and produces quality control and testing solutions…
Mon, 04/25/2005 - 22:00
Organizers of the 12th annual International Research Seminar are seeking paper proposals for presentation. The seminar will be held Feb. 13–14, 2006, in New York City. The event is being sponsored by the W. Edwards Deming Institute and Fordham…
Tue, 04/19/2005 - 22:00
Infor Global Solutions will host a Webinar to address the increasing use of lean to improve the delivery of automotive components. Currently, the global automotive industry spends $3.8 trillion on logistics to move parts and supplies from source to…
Tue, 04/19/2005 - 22:00
Leading manufacturing principles are no longer for manufacturing processes alone, according to executives from a variety of service industries using lean principles to dramatically improve administrative, professional and service value streams. The…
Tue, 04/19/2005 - 22:00
The fourth annual Manufacturing Excellence Conference will be held June 20–23 in St. Louis. The event will bring together lean, Six Sigma and quality professionals, and will feature strategies for manufacturing organizations to increase profits and…
Tue, 04/19/2005 - 22:00
Cummins Inc., a global designer and manufacturer of service engines and related technologies, recently celebrated its success with Six Sigma with a day-long expo of its projects and a presentation of employee awards. Cummins reports that it has…
Tue, 04/19/2005 - 22:00
MoreSteam.com has expanded its course offerings to include training for Lean Six Sigma Black Belts. The training includes the following topics: value-stream mapping, spaghetti diagrams, continuous flow & Little’s Law, level-loaded processing,…
Mon, 04/18/2005 - 22:00
Thomas V. Fernandes, president and CEO of AirTronics Gage & Machine, has acquired Air Gage Co., a manufacturer of gaging systems.Fernandes reports that the acquisition won’t change the day-to-day operations of either company. “This move will…
Mon, 04/18/2005 - 22:00
The fourth annual Manufacturing Excellence Conference will be held June 20–23 in St. Louis, Missouri. It will bring together lean, Six Sigma and quality professionals, and will feature strategies for manufacturing organizations to increase profits…