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Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making: View Available Dates and Locations Effective decision makers are those rare individuals who are able to consistently identify and choose the best option among multiple alternatives. Their decisions are imaginative, reasoned, and defensible. In this course, you will be provided with the training and tools ...; Tags: Technique, Decision-making, Quality Control, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Quality, Management, Business Operations; Training 2008-01-01
Minos Album Free Version (exe): Minos Album can be saved as standalone EXE file. It also offers thumbnail navigation and optional background sound. The (Flash) interface can be customized with a background image of your choice. The Minos album is Flash based, the program can also generate a Web version, which can be uploaded to...; Tags: Album, Quality Control, Photograph, Printing, Minos Album, Quality, Document Management, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting; Software downloads 2007-12-10
Mipsis Quality Control Inspection (exe): Quality Control Inspection Software plans the quality control processes for incoming and outgoing goods, shortens the inspection time and optimizes the cost. Inspection plan intends to show how Mipsis inspects the lots. Inspection level act is a circular process composed of acceptances, rejects and conditional acceptances. A separate inspection plan...; Tags: Inspection, Quality Control, Inspection Plan, Quality, Business Operations; Software downloads 2007-11-14
Echo Audio Ripper (exe): Echo Audio Ripper is a powerful ripper and encoder that records audio tracks from CDs and saves them to a disk as regular WAV files or as encoded sound files. This program features an MP3 decoder (MPEG 1/2/3-based), and has built-in support to generate OGG Vorbis files and most popular...; Tags: Quality, Digital media, quality control, MPEG, WAV, MP3, disk, CD; Software downloads 2007-08-06
Xassist (zip): Xassist is an SGML and XML quality control suite that provides users with the ability to correct structure and content errors. Xassist Parser includes five XML parsers and two SGML parsers which parse and correct in recursive, batch or single file mode; a file drag and drop facility; and cursor...; Tags: Quality Control, SGML, Xassist, Xassist Parser, Xassist Builder, Quality, XML, Business Operations, Software/Web Development, Web Development; Software downloads 2007-06-28

Is Safari a honeypot for the iPhone?: Is Safari a honeypot for the iPhone?Get a real jobDo QC 2 weeks before launch? Perhaps you should be making up stories about aliens and area51 for some supermarket paper.What would be the benefit of exposing serious problems in Safari with tens of thousands of units already in the box?...; Tags: Operating systems, quality control, Apple Safari, Apple iPhone; Discussion threads 2007-06-16
Manufacturing Excellence as a Survival Strategy for the Telecom Future: Alcatel Shanghai Bell (ASB) delivers end-to-end solutions for fixed, mobile and private communications markets. With a strong integration capability and global resources. Surviving and thriving in the telecom industry presents a number of challenges. Competition among the major players is intense and the shelf life of the products is short....; Tags: Siemens AG, Quality Control, Alcatel Shanghai Bell, Globalization, Telephony, Manufacturing, Telecom & Utilities, Strategy, Telecommunications, Management, Networking; Case studies 2007-06-01
Corrective Action Management System (exe): Issue and manage Corrective Action and Preventive Action Request (CAPA) complying with ISO 9000 requirements for quality assurance, quality control system or continuous improvement for Six Sigma projects. It is also an ideal solution for Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) and Safety Action Request (SAR). Main features: manage corrective action...; Tags: Quality Control, Action, Quality, E-mail, Channel Management, Tqm/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Six Sigma, Process Improvement, Business Operations, Online Communications, Marketing, It Operations; Software downloads 2007-05-31
Lenovo to recall 500,000 notebooks for battery woes: Lenovo to recall 500,000 notebooks for battery woesand $ony want us to buy the PS3sorry $ony you had to many blunders lately.If you marry your battery with your DRM and M$ windoze, that is a recipe for disaster.Didn't IBM own the Thinkpad until March of 2005I wonder if Lenovo bought...; Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, battery, quality control, manufacturing, Lenovo Group Ltd., made-in-China, notebook, Sony Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-09-28
The academy vs. open source: The academy vs. open sourceIn a world......of specialists, the vast majority are uninformed. And Tyranny by the majority is still tyranny. I think the wikipedia issue is most thorny because of a lack of humility. On everyone's side. Wikifanatics and evangalists (a term that SHOULD BE...; Tags: Wiki, Quality, Openness, open source, quality control, Wikipedia; Discussion threads 2005-12-14
Bug Registry (zip): Bug tracking is supposed to save you money. Tracking bugs and feature requests is an important part of software development. The earlier and quicker bugs are resolved, the lower your development cost and the higher your quality. Bug Registry puts improved quality, communication, and reporting within reach. Bug Registry is...; Tags: Registry, Quality Control, Software Development, Quality, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Business Operations; Software downloads 2005-11-02
Symantec to change consumer product launches: Symantec to change consumer product launchesIt will cement their reputation anyway....Wow, they may as well just drop their entire Quality control Dept. too! Has anyone had an Symantec Enterprise product release (major or minor) that worked first time? Symantecs propensity to rush Software out after Marketing's through with it, before...; Tags: Quality, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Symantec Corp., quality control, software; Discussion threads 2005-07-29
Case Study: Design and Development of Silhouette 1.0: Natural Convergence Inc. (NCI) develops and markets hosted VoIP software solutions. NCI is developing a voice over IP framework that enables service providers to deliver IP voice services to small and medium sized businesses. The NCI solution allows a business to receive PBX level functionality over a broadband connection, thus...; Tags: IP, Quality Control, Natural Convergence Inc., Natural Convergence Inc. Solution, Quality, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Business Operations, Networking; Case studies
Enhancing System Architecture Through Improved Interfaces and Quality Control Systems: Schlumberger Oilfield Services provides virtually every type of exploration and production service required during the life of an oil and gas reservoir. Schlumberger Oilfield Services is implementing SAP R/3 worldwide. When upgrading its SAP system, Schlumberger Oilfield Services looked to EMC Documentum Consulting for collaboration on the architectural design of...; Tags: Schlumberger Ltd., System Architecture, Quality Control, EMC Corp., Schlumberger Oilfield Services, Storage, Hardware; Case studies
HP FAS Streamlines Quality Control for World's Top Helicopter Firm: Eurocopter is the world's leading manufacturer of civil and military helicopters used for VIP and passenger transport, rescue and police missions, offshore operations and special military needs. Quality control is vitally important on the assembly lines of world leading helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter. The company's many quality inspectors generated mountains of...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information, Quality Control, HP FAS, Eurocopter, Quality, Business Operations; Case studies
Quality Control: Shainin LLC Cuts Costs and Improves Reliability by Consolidating Six Windows Servers Onto an IBM @Server xSeries Server: Based in Anacortes, Washington, Shainin LLC helps manufacturers improve quality and efficiency. When a hacker penetrated Shainin's systems, the company had to shut down a server that provides e-mail, calendar and contact management functions. Because management could not access employees' calendars, they phoned consultants, one after another, until they found...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Contact Management, Microsoft Windows, Quality Control, EMC Corp., IBM Corp., Servers, Hardware; Case studies
Wireless Technology Drives Superior Quality Control for U.S. Homebuilder: Grayson Homes has been building residential homes for 28 years and constructs 200 to 300 homes per year. Grayson Homes wanted to replace a paperbased quality control system that tracked and measured trade contractor performance with a more efficient wireless solution. At the same time, they needed a real-time database...; Tags: Wireless Technology, RIM BlackBerry, Quality Control, Grayson Homes, ATSG, Quality, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Business Operations; Case studies
AMX Corporation Chooses Soffront to Improve Processes and Quality Control: AMX Corporation is an industry-leader in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of integrated remote control systems. In order to retain their high product standard as well as maintain critical customer satisfaction, AMX needed to implement a defect tracking system, which would enable them to identify defects in their software and...; Tags: Defect, Quality Control, TRACK Software, Manufacturing; Case studies
NZ Lotteries Use BlackBerry and METAmessage Corporate Mobility Tools to Manage Quality Control: The New Zealand Lotteries Commission, the only lottery operator in the country, runs a network of more than 750 lottery ticket retailers. Sales representatives who monitor individual lottery store performance needed a better way to record quality control results from the road. The BlackBerry Enterprise Solution with METAmessage offered a...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Lottery, RIM BlackBerry, Quality Control, Quality, Sales Strategy, Handhelds, Business Operations, Sales, Hardware; Case studies
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Office InfoPath Windows Test Team: Microsoft's Windows Test Team has used Microsoft Office InfoPath and SharePoint Team Services to communicate effectively with teams about test criteria and procedures and to standardize product testing. Key returns include increases in the productivity of test group managers and the ability to improve product quality without hiring additional quality...; Tags: Team, Microsoft Office, Window, Nucleus Research Inc., ROI, Quality Control, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Test Team, Team Management, Quality, Management, Business Operations; Case studies