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In this issue you will find:
Stamp out data
re-entry with CHARTrunner
Imagine streamlining your statistical analysis by eliminating
time-consuming data entry and complete importing, instantly simplifying
your chart life. CHARTrunner will do this. Find out more at stampout.htm.
Children's
health care: SQCpack goes where quality counts
most
Quality counts most where health is involved. A giant Twin Cities hospital
system gives attention to improvement of processes to provide health care
to children. See story at childhealthcare.htm
Get a gage on your instruments and save $600
GAGEpack 2000, the popular gage calibration from PQ Systems, helps
simplify gage management. And Gage Mentor provides multimedia training in
the use of gages, gage applications, gage management, and GR&R
studies. A special spring promotion will put both of these tools in your
hands. Go to http://www.pqsystems.com
to learn more.
Quality Quiz and
last month's winners
Winners of last month's quality quiz (and a copy of Quality
Gamebox)
are Fred Bell (Clearon Corp.); Gary Bennett (Stolle Products); Wendall
Bricker (Tutco, Inc.); Brian Croff (Dura Automotive); Greg Hallock (W.L.
Gore & Associates); Julie Kingcade (Industry Products, Inc.); Harvey
Lee (Greene, Tweed & Co.); Jeff Miller (ACT Mfg.); Mike Pawlisheck (Voltek) and
Wayne Tollefsen (OMRON Automotive Electronics).
April's question:
Now for this month's quiz. After you have read the question, click
on the response that you think is correct. As in previous quizzes, if you answer correctly,
you register for a drawing for a free copy of Quality Gamebox.
Have you ever noticed that most X-bar and R charts have sample sizes of
5? Why not 4, 6, or 10? The reason is (select one):
Quality Tip: Six
Sigma and beyond: Deming and Six Sigma
With attention to the Six Sigma approach to quality, some are making
comparisons to the management approach of W. Edwards Deming. David Schwinn
discusses the concepts at qualitytip.htm
Info
you can use
Useful trade and professional conferences dot the spring calendar: In
addition to PQ System's Spring Festival of Training, April 11-13, you will
find a number of spring trade and professional shows, including the Annual
Quality Congress of ASQ (May 8-10, Indianapolis); the Ohio Association for
Healthcare Quality (May 11-12, Columbus), and QEI (June 14-15, Detroit).
En
Espanol: You are receiving Quality eLine in English, but
thousands of Spanish-speaking customers read it en Espanol, thanks to the
efforts of PQ Systems partner Tecnolgia para Medicion y Control, S.A. de
C.V. in Aguascalientes, Mexico. To visit their website, go to http://www.tmyc.com.mx
Stat groupies: If you love statistics, you will enjoy http://www.STATS.org
offered by the Statistical Assessment Service. This month's feature
examines hospital death statistics and juvenile crime figures, as well as
other news-related statistics that may or may not have statistical
integrity.
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2000 by PQ Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
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