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Boston Tech Conference Hosts National Technology Medal Recipient
Experts: Success of U.S. Dependent Upon Improving Performance Despite Tight Economy
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April 28, 2009 - American Society for Quality Conference - Waltham, Massachusetts
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Waltham, MA - National Medal of Technology and Innovation recipient, Dr. Armand Feigenbaum,
spoke today at the American Society for Quality Conference: "Managing Quality in a Tight Economy". The annual Boston conference, now in its 29th year, was a sold-out event attracting industry experts from global heavy hitters Biogen, Wyeth, and Boston Scientific as well as other business leaders. Focused on how quality issues impact the technology industry, the 2009 conference was one of a select few staging grounds for U.S. businesses to develop, hone, and implement strategy that is critical to grow markets and ensure viability in a global economy.
"We are honored to have Dr. Feigenbaum speak to us this year," said David Manalan, Conference Chair and President of INQC, an Acton-based technology consulting firm. "These difficult economic times make it critically important for biomedical and technology firms to provide top quality products and services, both to safeguard the economics of the company and improve the capability of the players on the front lines of global competition. It has never been more important for American industry to produce the highest quality goods with minimal risk and waste."
Awarded the country’s highest honor in technology and innovation by President George W. Bush in 2007, Dr. Armand Feigenbaum delivered the keynote address "Innovation and the Power of Total Quality Management" to a capacity audience of 175.
Feigenbaum emphasized that creating products and services that can compete in today’s markets depends upon systematically increasing the value of the current efficiencies, not solely reducing the error rate, as has been past practice. His work highlighting the relationship between improving quality and the parallel sharpening of global competitiveness is internationally recognized and highly relevant not only to the 150 biotech, pharmaceutical, and technology businesses that were in attendance, but also to the U.S. industry on the whole.
"Innovation with a ‘Total Quality’ foundation is a centerpoint for American economic recovery and return to growth," said Dr. Feigenbaum, president of General Systems Company, Pittsfield, MA. "Globalization makes measuring and managing quality costs even more critical to success."
BOSCON 2009 is being held at the Conference Center at Waltham Woods.
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