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A view of quality.(Juran Institute)(Brief Article)
The quality Minutes video series from the Juran Institute includes 98 case studies that illustrate and reinforce how breakthrough performance improvements were achieved in a wide variety of organizations. It is available in two formats: by subscripti The quality Minutes video series from the Juran Institute...
An Inventive Roadmap To Success
Pressures continue to build for pharmaceutical organizations in a constant balancing effort caused by increased competition, shorter patent lives, and profit pressures. The challenge, of course, is to control costs in a research driven industry; develop and maintain high levels of quality in products, processes and services; meet regulatory requirements;...
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Dr. Joseph M. Juran Has Passed Away
Noted author and "father" of modern day Quality Management, Dr. Joseph Juran, passed away February 28, 2008, at the age of 103. He founded the Juran Institute, an organization that provides training and consulting services designed to improve business performance. Dr. Juran retired from the Institute in 1995...
For the greater good.(Editorial)
For several months, Gabriella, the 13-year-old daughter of a dear friend, complained frequently of headaches and blurred vision. After numerous visits to several doctors, she was diagnosed with optic disc swelling caused by a rare syndrome called pseudotumor cerebri--meaning that excessive intracranial pressure...
'08 conference season begins: SHS members, Ergo attendees gather separately in Florida.(KEEPING PACE WITH IIE)(American Hospital Association. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society)(Society for Health Systems Conference and Expo)(Applied Ergonomics Conference and Expo)(Conference news)
Society for Health Systems Conference and Expo When: Feb. 21-24 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Where: Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, Fla. Who should attend: Management engineers, health care administrators, physician leaders, quality or...
Lesson Plan for L.A. Schools: Six Sigma
SIX SIGMA This month, the second largest school district in the country will complete the first of several Six Sigma projects related to improving the way its HR activities operate. The Los Angeles Unified School District LAUSD, which employs nearly 80,000 people, deployed Six Sigma in March as a way...
A new `Marshall Plan'; Manufacturers, hospitals collaborate on efficiency.(The Week in Healthcare)
Byline: Rebecca Vesely The nation's manufacturers, struggling with the high cost of healthcare, are taking matters into their own hands by working directly with hospitals on a possible collaboration to improve efficiencies and reduce waste. Leading...
SHS Conference to shine in Florida: attendees can save on registration, attend two conferences.(KEEPING PACE WITH IIE)(Conference news)
Attendees at an annual IIE conference next February shouldn't have to worry about packing their winter clothes. The Society for Health Systems Conference is set to take place Feb. 21-24, 2008, at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Fla. The central...
The Quality Minutes: Premier Collection
The Quality Minutes: Premier Collection Juran Institute, 2005, $195 (DVD and CD-ROM). From the institute that brought you the massive Quality Control Handbook, detailing everything a person needs to know about quality control, now comes a video collection of short segments to stimulate discussion on everything from chili peppers to...
By the numbers.
0 is a number that saved many lives in WWII. Planes riddled with bullet holes that made it back to bases were studied for the locations of where bullet holes data points were not, telling engineers where to reinforce designs. Zero also holds significant information in a...
South Korea Alliance
A strategic alliance agreement has been signed by Juran Institute's President and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph A. De Feo, and Ho-Jin Hwang, President of Wexi Inc., a South Korean provider of management services. The Juran Institute works with quality issues...
ASQ News
SARBANES-OXLEY CONFERENCE SEPT. 27-28 A conference on the benefits of integrating management systems, including the Sarbanes-Oxley financial reporting law and quality and environmental management systems, will be held Sept. 27-28 in Philadelphia. Keynote speaker will be Edwin Pinero of the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive. For more information or...
A view of quality.(Juran Institute)(Brief Article)
The quality Minutes video series from the Juran Institute includes 98 case studies that illustrate and reinforce how breakthrough performance improvements were achieved in a wide variety of organizations. It is available in two formats: by subscription and on DVD. Covering six libraries...
Calendar of events.(Calendar)
June 2005 13-16. Under the umbrella of the SFIC, AESE MFSA and NAMF are presenting SUR/FIN 2805 at the America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Participants will have the opportunity to attend conference sessions featuring timely and innovative topics and will...
Lean Six Sigma enters the finishing arena: an exclusive interview with the Juran institute's President and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph De Feo ...(SUR/FIN 2005 EXTENDED COVERAGE)(Interview)
As the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Juran Institute--a n organization devoted to improving overall business performance byway of training and consulting services--Joseph De Feo is one of the world's most experienced consultants and executive trainers in areas such as Strategic Deployment, Six Sigma...
QP TOOLBOX
Software Gives Suppliers Direct Access IQS has released a Java based supplier management capability that gives suppliers direct access to corrective action requests they have been assigned. The intent is to enhance collaboration, communication and accuracy. IQS users can allow suppliers to log in to specified portions of their quality...
Real-time business monitoring.(Pick List)(Brief Article)
The Initiative Deployment Manager allows organizations to deploy and track all business programs while simultaneously maintaining access to Juran Institute resources for updating and refreshing existing initiatives. At the executive level, IDM can provide visibility to organizationwide initiatives to enable strategic execution of...
Last respects: goodbye to lifelong member Frank Gryna.(focus)(Obituary)
On Feb. 22, IIE fellow Frank M. Gryna Jr., Ph.D., P.E., passed away at his home in Chesterfield, Mo. A member of IIE for nearly five decades as well as a fellow of the American Society for Quality, Gryna established himself as one of...
Juran Institute's Six Sigma Breakthrough and Beyond
BOOK REVIEW Juran Institute's Six Sigma Breakthrough and Beyond JOSEPH A. DEFEO AND WILLIAM W. BARNARD, McGRAW-HILL, 2004. Juran Institute's Six Sigma Breakthrough and Beyond by Joe DeFeo and William Barnard deals with more than Six Sigma. In fact, Six Sigma is the subject of a relatively small portion of...
Juran Institute's Six Sigma Breakthrough and Beyond
Juran Institute's Six Sigma Breakthrough and Beyond Joseph A. DeFeo and William W. Barnard, McGraw Hill, 2004, 374 pp., $39.95 book. Joseph DeFeo and William Barnard's book presents 11 questions in the preface along with a disclaimer that they "don't want to waste your time on this book if it...
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