Mon, 11/26/2007 - 22:00
(NIST: Washington) -- Five U.S. organizations were recently named winners of the 2007 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which promotes excellence in organizational performance, recognizes the achievements and results of U.S.…
Mon, 11/26/2007 - 22:00
(NCQA: Washington) -- A set of measures assessing the quality of care for HIV/AIDS patients was released recently for public comment. Developed by the National Committee for Quality Assurance in collaboration with the AMA-convened Physician…
Mon, 11/26/2007 - 22:00
(ANSI: New York) -- Safety symbols—like those for high voltage, biohazards, a wet floor, and radioactive materials—depend upon consistency and bold graphics to warn against specific hazards and personal injury. A revised American National…
Mon, 11/26/2007 - 22:00
(ISO: Geneva) -- A new ISO standard will help to ensure that urbanization, a global trend, develops in an environmentally friendly manner. The building-construction industry is a major employer and responsible for generating a large amount of…
Tue, 11/20/2007 - 22:00
(NOVACES: New Orleans) -- The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery recently presented a contract to NOVACES to implement lean Six Sigma throughout the Navy Medical Logistics Command.As a provider of business process improvement methodologies, NOVACES…
Tue, 11/20/2007 - 22:00
(Enna Products Corp.: Bellingham, Washington) -- Enna Products Corp. and Norman Bodek have published a new hardcover book by Shigeo Shingo, Kaizen and the Art of Creative Thinking. Along with Taiichi Ohno, Dr. Shingo codeveloped the Toyota…
Mon, 11/19/2007 - 22:00
How are physicists helping to eradicate malaria, the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than a million people annually? Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology helped a young company create weakened, harmless versions…
Mon, 11/19/2007 - 22:00
(Consumers Union: Yonkers, New York) -- Lead hazards in consumer products aren’t limited to the millions of toys recalled so far this year, according to Consumer Reports magazine.Consumer Reports lab tests detected lead at widely varying levels…
Mon, 11/19/2007 - 22:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- Each year the Baldrige National Quality Program recruits experts from businesses, education organizations, health care providers, nonprofits, and other groups to serve as members of the Board of Examiners for…
Wed, 11/14/2007 - 22:00
(Cogiscan Inc.: Bromont, Quebec) In collaboration with strategic partners, Fuji, Juki, and Siemens, Cogiscan Inc., introduced its RFID Smart Reel Detection system at Productronica, in Munich, Germany. The development project, announced earlier…