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		<title>American factories, foreign lands: How can we keep our companies here?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No one will claim that using statistical and monitoring software to stay competitive in the world will reverse the current trend toward manufacturing outsourcing to offshore operations. But it could help. A recent New York Times article reported on a challenge that President Obama had made to Apple head Steve Jobs last year, when Jobs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pqsystems.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=670&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Win a new Kindle Fire: Announcing the CHARTrunner Lean charting contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARTrunner Lean is the next generation of statistical process control charting software from PQ Systems. To celebrate the new release, we&#8217;re giving away three Kindle Fires to three lucky winners. To enter the contest, all you have to do is create a chart using CHARTrunner Lean. It really is that easy! Each chart submitted counts as one entry. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pqsystems.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=664&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Join us in Orlando at the IHI National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch for PQ Systems booth #200 in the exhibit area at the 23rd Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care in Orlando, FL from December 5–7. We are featuring our latest CHARTrunner Lean software, the newest release in the CHARTrunner software suite. Stop by to check it out!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pqsystems.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=657&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Check out the new CHARTrunner® Lean release!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARTrunner Lean is the next generation of charting software from PQ Systems. The software generates process performance charts from a variety of data sources to help you optimize your processes and demonstrate proof of quality performance. Charting your data has never been easier! We’ve taken an innovative approach to charting by creating a brand new [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pqsystems.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=653&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stop by Quality Expo to see what’s new with GAGEpack</title>
		<link>http://pqsystems.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/stop-by-quality-expo-to-see-what%e2%80%99s-new-with-gagepack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch for PQ Systems at Booth # 538 in the exhibit area at the Quality EXPO at McCormick Place North in Chicago, IL from September 20 to 22. We’ll be offering a substantial trade-in offer for those with competitors’ gage calibration products—and ice cream for anyone who participates in a software walk-through! Stop by and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pqsystems.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=650&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Visit us in Sacramento at the National Association for Healthcare Quality’s 36th Annual Educational Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us in Sacramento, CA next week at Booth #101 for National Association for Healthcare Quality’s (NAHQ) 36th Annual Educational Conference. You’ll find us in Exhibit Hall A at the Sacramento Convention Center from Thursday evening (September 15) through Saturday (September 17). Watch for us—we&#8217;re looking forward to meeting you!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pqsystems.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=647&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Annual Atlantic hurricanes</title>
		<link>http://pqsystems.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/annual-atlantic-hurricanes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Hurricane Irene’s unwelcome visit to the East Coast this weekend, it seems an appropriate time to take a look back at the storm seasons of the past. The following CHARTrunner chart displays the number of annual Atlantic hurricanes over the past 15 years.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pqsystems.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=644&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How real-time is your charting?</title>
		<link>http://pqsystems.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/how-real-time-is-your-charting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Real-time charting has become a critical part of the manufacturing process. How quickly is your data reaching you? Take this quick survey. &#62;&#62; Take the poll<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pqsystems.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=639&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>August Quality Quiz – Enter to win a free Quality Gamebox!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each month in Quality eLine, Professor Cleary tests your knowledge with a challenging Quality Quiz. This month is no exception. Professor Cleary uses the wise words of Dr. W. Edwards Deming to illustrate how multiple measurements are needed to determine if an assembly process is flawed. Can you answer correctly? Click here to participate in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pqsystems.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=635&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>QualityAdvisor.com is now part of PQSystems.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For more than a decade, quality professionals have been using QualityAdvisor.com as an online resource for valuable information on statistical process control (SPC), measurement systems analysis, and general quality questions. Whether you were wondering what type of control chart to use or looking for the formula for calculating Cpk, the answers could be found on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pqsystems.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=631&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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