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Quality Systems Inc.: Quality Systems develops and markets healthcare information systems that automate certain aspects of medical and dental practices, networks of practices such as physician hospital organizations...; Quality Systems Inc. company page on BNET »

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Quality: all the features and characteristics of a product or service that affect its ability to meet stated or implied needs. Quality can be assessed in...; Quality definition on BNET »

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BAE Admits Lax Ethical Standards in Past: By Dan Lalor LONDON (Reuters UK) - BAE Systems (BAES), which denies making kickbacks to a Saudi prince linked to an arms deal, paid insufficient attention to ethical standards in the past, a company-sponsored committee said on Tuesday. Last June BAE hired Lord Harry Woolf, a...; Tags: BAE Systems Plc., Saudi Arabia, Standards, BAE, Quality, Government, Business Operations, Oukbs; News items 2008-05-06
Daron Nunn: Changing Uniform Standards: Daron Nunn is the founder of Zipway USA, a break-away clothing line for people in the fields of athletics and medicine. Nunn talks about how he came up with the idea for his invention and the ultimate goals of his company.; Tags: Business Operations, company, medicine, invention, athletics, line, clothing, break-away, Daron Nunn, Standards, Zipway USA, Quality; Videos 2008-04-30
If You're Stuck Then Make A Different Decision: Many people don' really understand the gift they have been given in their ability to be decisive. According to the dictionary, decisiveness means 'Having the power or quality of settling a dispute, question, doubt, contest, event, etc.' how individuals use this power of decisiveness will strongly influence the quality of...; Tags: Quality, SuperTips Marketing; White papers 2007-12-01
BAE Says Trading in Line With Expectations: LONDON (Reuters UK) - BAE Systems (BAES) said on Wednesday trading in the first four months of 2008 met expectations, leaving it set for a year of good growth with its large order book providing excellent forward visibility. Europe's biggest defence contractor said in a statement...; Tags: BAE Systems Plc., BAE, Aerospace & Defense, Quality, Manufacturing, Business Operations, Oukbs; News items 2008-05-07
Boeing Says Unaware of Further Dreamliner Delay: FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Boeing (BA) said on Sunday the Federal Aviation Administration has not informed the company of a certification delay of its Dreamliner jet after a report in German magazine Focus that the project could be pushed back by another...; Tags: Quality, FAA, Boeing Co., jet, Frankfurt, certification, Thomson Reuters Corp., supplier; News items 2008-04-20

Green Design: Energy and environmental concerns have refocused U.S. corporations and the design communities on sustainability issues in construction, renovation and existing buildings. A program, backed by more than 1,400 organizations, has formed to provide a standard for adoption of green design practices, rewarding participating corporations with financial and marketing benefits. Lighting...; Tags: Lighting Controls Association, sustainability, financial, marketing, benefit; White papers
Supermarkets and Quality and Safety Standards for Produce in Latin America: Food safety standards that developed countries impose on developing-country exports have sometimes created a barrier to market access. But in Latin America today, the standards set by supermarkets in the region affect local producers far more than do those imposed by developed countries. Latin American farmers sell 2.5 times more...; Tags: Quality, supermarket, Latin America, standards, procurement, barrier, food; Case studies
Coexistence of Organic and GM Crops: Should the "0 Tolerance" Policy for Presence of GM Material in Organic Crops be Changed?: One of the implications of the GM crop cultivation is the possibility of unexpected presence of GM crops in non-GM crops. Without getting into discussion about benefits about Gm & organic agriculture, issue of co-existence should be treated in a manner of finding solution that would enable farmers to cultivate...; Tags: General Motors Corp., compliance, benefit; White papers
Advanced Quality Control System for the Thermomechanical Pulping Process Improves Quality and Reduces Energy Costs for Augusta Newsprint: The Augusta Newsprint mill is part of a joint partnership between Abitibi Consolidated and the Woodbridge Company, Ltd. Augusta Newsprint teamed with Invensys' Pacific Simulation group to implement the AQC system. The goal of the project is to decrease energy and raw material costs while maintaining final pulp quality. Augusta...; Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, partnership; Case studies
Turning Green: The Children's Medical Center of Central Texas is a case study in environmentally friendly hospital construction-from the ground up. In December 2003, Boulder (Colo.) Community Foothills Hospital became the first healthcare facility in the nation to earn a U.S. Green Building Council certification, which is known as Leadership in Energy...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Quality, hospital, health care, high-performance, leadership; Case studies
Building Efficiency: Balfour-Guthrie Building Renovation: Thomas Hacker Architects, Gray Purcell General Contractors, and Energy Trust of Oregon, Inc. undertook the renovation of 1913 Balfour-Guthrie Building and was designed to save energy, minimize environmental impacts and create a healthy indoor environment. The building uses approximately 40 percent less energy than if it had been designed to...; Tags: Quality; Case studies
Managing Energy Transaction Across the Kingdom of Jordon: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordon is a country in the midst of some very big changes. For decade Jordan has faced challenges with a steady commitment to increase growth and improving living standards. This initiative has grown into a country wide goal to upgrade, and most recently, deregulate the region's...; Tags: Business Operations, Quality; Case studies
Corus Framing Solutions Housing Frame: Corus' lightweight framing system for the volume housing market cuts average construction time by 6 to 8 weeks and offers Taywood Houses advantages over more traditional techniques. While volume house-builders face more and more demanding regulations, market conditions stubbornly refuse to improve. In this context, the ease with which light...; Tags: Corus Group, housing market, technique; Case studies
Sobovia Bruneau Pégorier Choose Metal Detection for New Quality Control Production Line: Sobovia Bruneau Pégorier, a specialist in meat processing for the catering industry, has recently invested in metal detection equipment with the installation of a Loma-IQ on its new quality control production line. Sobovia Bruneau Pégorier's processing plant, based north of Roissy, France, is one of the leading suppliers of fresh...; Tags: Loma Systems, meat, quality control, supplier, industry; Case studies
Introducing New Employees to Concepts of Six Sigma: A brief, well-organized presentation can be an effective method to introduce new employees to the concepts of Six Sigma, and at the same time stimulate interest and future participation in Six Sigma projects. Developing such an orientation is relatively easy. Most organizations already have an "elevator speech" 'the proverbial one-minute...; Tags: TQM/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Process improvement, iSixSigma, Six Sigma; White papers
Six Sigma Catapults Hospitals to Next Level of Quality: The quality and variability of care delivered by hospitals is highly profiled in the media today. Six Sigma offers two similar-but-distinct-models to use, depending upon the nature of the project. Initiatives focused on improving existing processes follow a DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) model; initiatives focused on the...; Tags: TQM/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Process improvement, HEALTHCARE, iSixSigma, Six Sigma, hospital, health care, team; White papers
Project Management and Six Sigma: Natural Partners: As Six Sigma practitioners one is always looking for new tools and techniques to improve the overall performance and effectiveness of the program. While Project Management is part of Six Sigma, it is often not taught with a great deal of depth. Increased emphasis and depth of Project Management skills...; Tags: TQM/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Process improvement, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Six Sigma, project management, technique, performance, tool; White papers
Managing Teams and Six Sigma: Managing a Six Sigma team is a considerable responsibility. Six Sigma is a team process and requires cooperation at many levels. No one person can manage a Six Sigma project on their own. Just as it is the organization that benefits from Six Sigma, it is the organization that truly...; Tags: TQM/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Process improvement, Six Sigma, team, leadership, benefit; White papers
Statistical Software With Six Sigma: Six Sigma is about numbers. Six Sigma produces a flood of data about one's process that are critical to success. If one does not measure it and understand what he or she is measuring, one cannot manage it. Six Sigma's clear strength is a data-driven analysis and decision-making process -...; Tags: TQM/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Process improvement, Six Sigma, decision-making, analysis, software; White papers
Design for Six Sigma: Design For Six Sigma (DFSS) is the application of Six Sigma principles to the design of products and their manufacturing and support processes. Whereas Six Sigma by definition focuses on the production phase of a product, DFSS focuses on research, design, and development phases. DFSS combines many of the tools...; Tags: Design For Six Sigma, Six Sigma, manufacturing, tool; White papers