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In this issue of Quality Magazine's UPDATE:
- AIAG to Certify Suppliers to Quality Data Standard
- Immersion to Divest 3-D Business
- Manufacturing Sector Fails to Grow
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AIAG to Certify Suppliers to Quality Data Standard
SOUTHFIELD, MI-A program launching in early 2009 will allow suppliers to certify to the Automotive Industry Action Group's (AIAG) Quality Measurement Data (QMD) standard.
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NAM: Manufactured Goods Export Fall, Deficit Rises
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has reported that data released by the Commerce Department shows that the U.S. trade deficit in manufactured goods rose as U.S. exports of manufactured goods dropped sharply in September while manufactured goods imports rose marginally.
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ISM: Manufacturing Sector Fails to Grow
TEMPE, AZ-Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in November for the fourth consecutive month, and the overall economy contracted for the second consecutive month, says the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).
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January 19-22, 2009
Lean Six Sigma & Process Improvement Summit 2009, Orlando. IQPC, (800) 882-8684. www.leansixsigmasummit.com/index.php
February 10-12, 2009
Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West, Anaheim, CA. Canon Communications LLC, (310) 445-4200. www.devicelink.com/expo/west08/general.html
February 23-25, 2009
Intermediate SmartGD&T for Design, Manufacturing & Inspection, San Jose, CA. Multi Metrics Inc., (888) 422-3423. www.multimetrics.com/publicSeminars.aspx
March 9-10, 2009
17th Annual International Conference on ISO 9000, Orlando. International Conference on ISO 9000, (866) 500-3383. www.iso9000conference.com
March 11-12, 2009
2009 Lean & Six Sigma Conference, Orlando. International Lean & Six Sigma Conference, (866) 500-3383.
www.6sigmaconference.com
March 11-12, 2009
AM Expo/ATX South, Charlotte, NC. Canon Communications LLC, (310) 445-4200.
www.canonsouthshows.com
March 30-April 2, 2009
WESTEC, Los Angeles. Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), (800) 733-4763.
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QMC 2009 Call for Papers
Deadline Extended to December 15, 2008
ORLANDO-The Quality Measurement Conference is now accepting abstracts for presentations. Please provide a 150-200 word abstract by December 15, 2008. The conferences will be held at the Caribe Royale Orlando May 4-7, 2009, in Orlando, FL.
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Six Sigma Social Media Web Site Launched
ORLANDO-Six Sigma & Quality IQ, a division of IQPC, announced the launch of Six Sigma IQ, a social media Web site that is designed to provide Six Sigma and process managers with an interactive networking tool and online resource. FULL STORY>> |
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A Recipe for Effective Leadership
All good leaders are not cast from the same mold. This is evident when we study those who have demonstrated good leadership. We might say that each is a good leader with certain characteristics that make them so, yet when we compare those characteristics with the characteristics of other good leaders we might discover that instead of a set pattern there is a wide range of characteristics-both in nature and intensity.
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Faro Announces $30 Million Share Repurchase Program
LAKE MARY, FL-Faro Technologies Inc., manufacturer of portable, computerized measurement devices and software, has announced that its board of directors approved a program to acquire up to $30 million of the company's common stock.
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Q-Tube Presents: Software Today
At Fusion VII, Pilgrim Software's 7th Annual User Conference, held in Clearwater Beach, FL, Pilgrim's Nikki Willett discusses how the economy is affecting business and trends to look for in 2009.
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