Thorny RoHS
Tue, 03/13/2007 - 22:00
Think Europe’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) was tough? Meet China RoHS. Phase One of China RoHS takes effect March 1, and while it has an intent similar to the European Union’s (EU) RoHS, the approach is different. Like RoHS in… An Interplanetary Internet: Going Where No Standards Have Gone Before
Tue, 03/13/2007 - 22:00
(American National Standards Institute, Washington, D.C.) -- A project underway at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory is truly out of this world. Teams from NASA and the Defense Advanced Research… ISO/TS 22003 Aims to Build Confidence in Certification of Food Safety Management Systems
Tue, 03/13/2007 - 22:00
(International Organization for Standardization-Geneva) -- A newly published document in the ISO 22000 series gives the requirements for the bodies that carry out auditing and certification of food safety management systems (FSMS). ISO… Spector Named Conference Board CEO
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 22:00
Jonathan Spector will become the 10th president and CEO of The Conference Board, a research and business membership organization, on April 16. “Jon Spector has excellent credentials to lead The Conference Board forward,” says Douglas R. Conant… Hoteliers Get Automated Quality Inspections
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 22:00
Mtech’s new Internet-based Quality Inspection Console uses hand-held devices to interface with a hotel’s property management system and automate its quality inspection processes. “Quality inspections, when hotel housekeeping departments… Human Capital Management Conference in May
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 22:00
Executives from leading companies will share tactics and strategies for managing and retaining key talent, knowledge and intellectual capital with Global Benchmarking Council members at the conference on Human Capital Management: Facing the… Voting System Testers Accredited
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 22:00
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission recently accredited SysTest Labs and iBeta Software Quality Assurance to certify and test voting systems software and equipment against the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines. The VVSG are federal standards… Six Sigma Enables Automated Laboratory
Tue, 03/06/2007 - 22:00
Heritage Valley Health System, located in Beaver, Pennsylvania, recently opened its region’s first fully automated clinical laboratory. The hospital’s comprehensive lean and Six Sigma programs, which emphasize automation for patient safety… Shingo Prize Winners Announced
Tue, 03/06/2007 - 22:00
Several Mexican manufacturing organizations were winners in the recently announced Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing Business Program. The Shingo Prize, called the “Nobel Prize of manufacturing,” recognizes achievements in lean… Wisconsin Manufacturing Partnership Offers Grant Money
Tue, 03/06/2007 - 22:00
The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) recently awarded a total of $85,900 to 22 Green Bay-area manufacturing organizations for training and Six Sigma projects, and there is more money available. The Green Bay Press Gazette…
