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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=blog.pqsystems.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>GAGEpack printer issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shortly after GAGEpack 9.0 was released last fall, we began to get calls from users who were having trouble printing labels after upgrading to the new version. Naturally, our GAGEpack development team grew concerned, and launched an investigation to track down the problem and resolve it. Our findings surprised us. After talking with users who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.pqsystems.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=575&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Share your charting story, create a charting innovation</title>
		<link>http://blog.pqsystems.com/2010/10/20/share-your-charting-story-create-a-charting-innovation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are looking at a chart. You are going through an analysis and interpretation process. What data is being represented? How important is the data? Does the chart signal any changes? Does the chart show anything that is “bad” or “good?”  Does the chart offer proof of quality? Ultimately, you want to answer the question: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.pqsystems.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=539&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GAGEmail: The secret treat included with GAGEpack</title>
		<link>http://blog.pqsystems.com/2010/10/13/gagemail-the-secret-treat-included-with-gagepack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I do a product demonstration of GAGEpack and I arrive at the segment where I talk about GAGEmail, I often find myself introducing it by saying, &#8220;I wish more people knew about this.&#8221; In fact, it is not uncommon for me to come across veteran GAGEpack users who are unaware that they have a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.pqsystems.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=534&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Help us welcome the new addition to the GAGEpack family</title>
		<link>http://blog.pqsystems.com/2010/09/22/help-us-welcome-the-new-edition-to-the-gagepack-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We celebrated the release of GAGEpack 9.0, the newest member of the PQ software family, this week. As the youngest child, it comes from good stock—GAGEpack has been known and loved by customers since the release of the first version more than 20 years ago. Infant that it is, it has more grown-up features than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.pqsystems.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=523&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Concurrent-user licensing or not concurrent-user licensing? That is the question!</title>
		<link>http://blog.pqsystems.com/2010/08/17/concurrent-user-licensing-or-not-concurrent-user-licensing-that-is-the-question/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.pqsystems.com/2010/08/17/concurrent-user-licensing-or-not-concurrent-user-licensing-that-is-the-question/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pqsystems</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year we deployed a new licensing option for all three of our major software applications. Up until that point, our customers licensed the software on a &#8220;per-computer&#8221; basis, meaning every computer terminal being used to run the program required its own unique license. As the software industry shifted towards enterprise and network licensing options, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.pqsystems.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=516&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Like control charts? Wait ‘til you see this video…</title>
		<link>http://blog.pqsystems.com/2010/04/15/like-control-charts-wait-%e2%80%98til-you-see-this-video%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pqsystems</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve forgotten what control charts are and why they’re important, this three-minute video will remind you how this critical tool can help you demonstrate proof of quality performance, whether you produce a service or a product. In a heartbeat, you’ll understand the difference between special cause variation and common cause variation—and you’ll learn what [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.pqsystems.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=463&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The difference between run charts and control charts</title>
		<link>http://blog.pqsystems.com/2009/12/03/what-is-the-difference-between-a-run-chart-and-a-control-chart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stevedaum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A customer recently asked one of our support representatives the following questions: What is the difference between a run chart and a control chart? And when should I use one vs. the other? These are great questions because they allow us to highlight some of the benefits of control charts. When you create any chart, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.pqsystems.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=445&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An improved improvement chart</title>
		<link>http://blog.pqsystems.com/2009/10/22/an-improved-improvement-chart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matthewsavage</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have worked with count charts with large denominators, you have probably seen control limits that seem too narrow to be of much value. The p-chart is one of the attributes charts with this flaw. A p-chart counts two things: 1) the number of non-conforming items (the numerator) and 2) the number of items [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.pqsystems.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=434&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The PQ Systems Knowledgebase</title>
		<link>http://blog.pqsystems.com/2009/10/06/the-pq-systems-knowledgebase/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stevedaum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that PQ Systems maintains a robust knowledge base online? It is a repository of common problems and solutions related to using our software and practicing continuous quality improvement. If you are an SQCpack, CHARTrunner, or GAGEpack user, you might just find a solution to your problem here: http://www.pqsystems.com/kb/activekb/ In a recently-added article, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.pqsystems.com&amp;blog=5110862&amp;post=420&amp;subd=pqsystems&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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