Tue, 10/19/2004 - 22:00
United States Navy leaders got an early quality Christmas present from the government: a requirement to take a course on process improvements, lean and Six Sigma. They have until Nov. 30 to complete the new Fleet Business Course, an eight-hour…
Tue, 10/19/2004 - 22:00
Palisade Corp. was recently accredited as a registered education provider with the Project Management Institute. Palisade Corp., which provides desktop risk analysis software and training services, reports that the accreditation will allow project…
Tue, 10/19/2004 - 22:00
More than half the respondents in a recent survey on Six Sigma in manufacturing said they planned to implement the methodology in their work forces within the next six months to two years. The survey also revealed that manufacturers are faced with…
Tue, 10/19/2004 - 22:00
Pelion Systems recently announced the availability of a new solution for managing implementations of lean, Six Sigma and Demand Flow technology. The company, which produces manufacturing process optimization solutions, reports that its new Pelion…
Mon, 10/18/2004 - 22:00
Trillium Software was recently recognized with Customer Relationship Management magazine’s highest possible score for customer satisfaction. The magazine ranked data quality vendors for customer satisfaction in its September issue. The award is…
Mon, 10/18/2004 - 22:00
phoenix/x-ray Systems + Services Inc. has moved its U.S. headquarters from Camarillo, California, to St. Petersburg, Florida. The move afforded the company a more central location to support its American markets and a closer integration with its…
Mon, 10/18/2004 - 22:00
Sypris Test & Measurement recently announced the addition of a field emission scanning electron microscope (SEM) to its destructive physical analysis and failure analysis laboratory. The new Hitachi 4700 SEM offers high magnification and…
Tue, 10/12/2004 - 22:00
The National Standards Strategy Committee recently met in Washington, D.C., to discuss the progress made toward revising the U.S. National Standards Strategy. Twenty-two representatives of the standards and conformity assessment community…
Tue, 10/12/2004 - 22:00
The International Organization for Standardization agreed on a five-year road map of progress at its 27th General Assembly last month. The assembly was held Sept. 14-16 in Geneva. Delegates approved the ISO Strategic Plan 2005–2010, which outlines…
Tue, 10/12/2004 - 22:00
The world’s standards development community is gearing up for World Standards Day on Oct. 14. The celebration is in its 35th year. The theme is “Standards Connect the World.” World Standards Day is celebrated every Oct. 14 as a way of paying…