Tue, 02/15/2005 - 22:00
The Canadian Parliament will provide nearly $1 million to train companies in the rural Northumberland region in quality improvement skills. The skills development support will be funded by the Eastern Ontario Development Fund, a $10 million…
Tue, 02/15/2005 - 22:00
PowerSteering CEO David Boghossian and Pitney Bowes Vice President of Six Sigma Nancy Tan recently addressed a Six Sigma summit in Miami. Titled “Using Six Sigma to Assess and Overcome Gaps in Performance,” the discussion focused on using the…
Mon, 02/14/2005 - 22:00
IQS Inc. recently released a new JAVA-based supplier managed capability that gives suppliers direct access to the corrective action requests they have been assigned. The new capability is designed to enhance collaboration, communication and accuracy…
Mon, 02/14/2005 - 22:00
A recently published survey shows that quality has a high profile in the Chinese population. The survey, conducted by the Shanghai Association for Quality and the Shanghai Academy of Quality Management, found that the Public Quality Awareness Index…
Mon, 02/14/2005 - 22:00
Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans recently appointed four prominent industry leaders to the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award panel of judges.The new judges are Lloyd Barker, Alcoa Inc. director of corporate quality; David C.…
Mon, 02/14/2005 - 22:00
The American Society for Quality has teamed with two health care quality organizations to sponsor a conference examining the role of quality in health care. ASQ has joined with the American Hospital Association and the American Society for…
Mon, 02/14/2005 - 22:00
Metris USA recently opened its new Michigan Technology Center, the latest phase in the metrology company’s $2 million expansion. The new center houses two coordinate measuring machines and other items for customer demonstrations. The company plans…
Mon, 02/14/2005 - 22:00
A new study shows that most health care providers support the idea of improving the quality of their services, but few have adopted initiatives to do it. The study, performed by health care quality organization URAC, sought to discover how medical…
Mon, 02/14/2005 - 22:00
Leica Geosystems, an advanced metrology supplier, recently received the prestigious Imaging Solution of the Year award from Advanced Imaging magazine. The award was in recognition of Leica’s innovative LR200 noncontact scanner, which was used by…
Mon, 02/14/2005 - 22:00
FeinFocus recently opened a new office in Shanghai to provide sales and technical support to the growing Asian market. The new office will operate as part of the newly expanded COMET China office, to offer a complete X-ray solution combining the…