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		<title>Alternatives to knee-jerk reaction: Understanding variation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ What is known as “point mentality” is a knee-jerk response to what appears to be a problem. We may learn this when we take our child’s temperature and find that it’s high; we are inclined to do something right away—give ibuprofen, orange juice, and bed rest—rather than waiting to see if this is a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.pqsystems.com&blog=5110862&post=460&subd=pqsystems&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Like you, I have heard about the myriad of problems Toyota has been having lately. I heard about the sticking accelerator, the brake problem on the Prius, and a vehicle recall that will top 8 million. USA Today listed this as “Toyota&#8217;s quality fiasco” http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2010-02-05-toyota-recall-friday_N.htm. Toyota’s president Akio Toyoda has stated “Let me assure everyone [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.pqsystems.com&blog=5110862&post=457&subd=pqsystems&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming articles in this month’s Quality eLine</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
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We’ve just wrapped up the latest edition of Quality eLine, our monthly e-newsletter that gives you industry news, case studies, and product tips you can use to enrich your software use. Here is what you’ll see in this month’s issue:

Losing the blame with cause-and-effect charts
Quality Quiz: Another quiz from Professor Cleary—and last month’s winners!
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
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We’ve just wrapped up the latest edition of Quality eLine, our monthly e-newsletter that gives you industry news, case studies, and product tips you can use to enrich your software use. Here is what you’ll see in this month’s issue:

An improved improvement chart: Minding the straight and narrow
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
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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.
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		<title>Meet me in Orlando: PQ Systems at IHI 21st Annual National Forum</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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If you’re headed to Orlando, Florida next week (Monday, December 7th-Wednesday, December 9th) for the 21st Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care, watch for me in the PQ Systems booth #801 in the exhibit area. I look forward to greeting you myself, showing you some of our newest products, and hearing about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.pqsystems.com&blog=5110862&post=441&subd=pqsystems&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
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We’ve just wrapped up the latest edition of Quality eLine, our monthly e-newsletter that gives you industry news, case studies, and product tips you can use to enrich your software use. Here is what you’ll see in this month’s issue:

Minding your g’s and      t’s: Charting      [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.pqsystems.com&blog=5110862&post=439&subd=pqsystems&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An improved improvement chart</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matthewsavage</dc:creator>
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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.
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		<link>http://blog.pqsystems.com/2009/10/12/432/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alisonnelson</dc:creator>
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We’ve just wrapped up the latest edition of Quality eLine, our monthly e-newsletter that gives you industry news, case studies, and product tips you can use to enrich your software use. Here is what you’ll see in this month’s issue:

Little netbook takes on      big job for auto supplier
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		<title>Classroom strategies courtesy of Barbara Cleary</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Our very own Dr. Barbara Cleary, PH.D. is featured in this quarter&#8217;s issue of AdvancED Source’s newsletter, an educational resource publication that is designed to help schools and districts in their continuing effort to maximize student success and improve school/district effectiveness. Read her article on using Process and Tools in the classroom.
http://www.advanc-ed.org/about_us/advanced_source/docs/advanced_source_newsletter_2009_fall.pdf
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