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Atrion User Conference Highlights Need for Regulatory Compliance in PLM ( Pages)
by Jim Brown
Nov 10, 2004 Abstract : The Atrion International User Group met in Montreal, Quebec (Canada) to discuss ways to improve regulatory compliance for their respective companies. At the conference, Atrion presented a vision and product strategy to their customers that will provide critical regulatory and compliance capabilities needed to support the product life cycle. The conference pointed out the importance of regulatory compliance as an important element of a product lifecycle management (PLM) strategy, and the role that environmental health and safety (EH&S) plays in protecting PLM value.
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Question: When is Six Sigma not Six Sigma?Answer: When it's the Six Sigma Metric!!© ( Pages)
by Arthur M. Schneiderman
Jun 13, 2000 Abstract : Six Sigma Quality is a popular approach to process improvement, particularly among technology driven companies such as Allied Signal, General Electric, Kodak and Texas Instruments. Its objective is to reduce output variability through process improvement, and/or to increase customer specification limits through design for producibility. I don't like the Six Sigma metric. As you'll see, it fails to pass many of the empirical tests for
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Information Technology (IT) - IT Acronym Definition and Related White Papers ( Pages)
by TEC Staff
Jun 13, 2009 Abstract : Information technology (IT) is the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware (source: Information Technology Association of America [ITAA]).
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How Many Napkins Have to Die Needlessly? A Case for Business Architecture ( Pages)
by J. Dowling
Apr 5, 2000 Abstract : Architecture is a description of how things go together. Once we know what our Business Architecture is, we can design an Information Technology Architecture to compliment it. Without a clearly stated architecture, there is a good chance that things will be put together wrong.
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Hitch Your Wagon to a Wild Horse? ( Pages)
by J. Dowling
Apr 4, 2000 Abstract : In the frantic race to be “on the web” companies are looking outside for help to design and build their web sites. In the frantic race to be the “bleeding edge” e-Builders are doing whatever they can to deliver service to their clients. The result is not always predictable and not always satisfactory to either party.
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How a Leading Vendor Embraces Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
May 2, 2007 Abstract : SAP AG has long committed to placing compliance at the core of its product suite, as the vendor has recognized the growing role of enterprise systems in assisting companies to meet the increasing challenges of corporate compliance and risk management.
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The Retail Industry: Improving Supply Chain Efficiency Through Vendor Compliance - Part 2 An Andersen Point Of View ( Pages)
by Don Duval and Jeff Russel
Dec 8, 2001 Abstract : A vendor compliance database can range from a complex system built within the retailer's existing architecture to a smaller, stand-alone desktop database application. Find out what's Andersen's take on vendor compliance programs.
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Joining the Sarbanes-Oxley Bandwagon; Meeting the Needs of Small and Medium Businesses ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Nov 15, 2005 Abstract : To meet tough government compliance, more vendors are offering compliance solutions. CODA's collaborative task modeling tool takes an enterprise's best practices model, audits business processes, automates data collection, and creates a secure collaborative space to offer checks and balances to simplify compliance monitoring.
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HIPAA-Watch for Security Speeds Up Compliance Part Two: Phase III and IV, and Product and User Recommendations ( Pages)
by Laura Taylor
Aug 28, 2004 Abstract : Once the user defines compliance case boundaries and establishes the data criteria in Phases I and II, the HIPPA-Watch for Security tool begins Phase III by launching the risk analysis engine, and concludes with Phase IV, which generates the report. Using the HIPPA-Watch for Security tool can help an organization comply with the Final Security Rule and help companies understand which safeguards can generate a greater return on investment.
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