Anheuser-Busch Standardizes on QI Analyst; SPSS' Fastest
Growing Group Claims Yet Another Large Customer
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Anheuser-Busch Inc. has purchased 200 network licenses of QI Analyst statistical process control software (SPC), SPSS Inc. announced recently. The world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch, will implement the software in the company's labs and production floor. From the malt houses to the packaging plants, Anheuser-Busch employees will use QI Analyst in its 12 breweries for quality improvement.
"As the fastest growing business within SPSS Inc., SPSS Quality offers data-driven manufacturing solutions for process improvement. Users can make the right changes to their process at the right time to reduce variation and increase their profitability," said SPSS President and CEO Jack Noonan. "Companies like Anheuser-Busch are recognizing the dramatic and positive impact SPSS Quality software for data acquisition, data analysis and information distribution can have on their manufacturing operations. As an industry leader, it's natural for Anheuser-Busch to choose a leading SPC product from a vendor that can support their current and future needs for analysis."
"QI Analyst was the choice for our corporate standard in SPC software," said Barbara Dickert, manager of quality assurance at Anheuser-Busch. "Because it is so easy to use, the whole quality team can create control charts and make better decisions more quickly. In addition, it supports our data analysis needs and enables us to create the control charts that are essential to monitoring our production process."
SPSS Quality's data-driven manufacturing solutions provide comprehensive capabilities that are unduplicated in the marketplace. The offering provides a unique set of products and services to help manufacturers get the most out of their data. SPSS Quality products deliver targeted analysis that pinpoints exactly where and how processes can be improved. Sophisticated, yet easy-to-use software provides statistical process control (SPC), design of experiments (DOE), process analysis, advanced analytical capabilities and services to help users leverage data and expertise for process improvement. For more information about SPSS Quality, visit http://www.spss.com/software/quality.
About SPSS
SPSS Inc. is a leader in business intelligence, especially data mining, as well as three vertical markets: survey/market research, quality improvement and scientific research. SPSS products and services transform organizations by helping users leverage information to grow revenues and improve processes. Currently, more than 250,000 organizations use SPSS software to create and distribute information for better decision making.
Founded in 1968, SPSS has been a leader in data analysis for more than three decades. SPSS has won the following awards: named No. 28 in DM Review's Data Warehouse Top 100; placed No. 21 on the 1998 Soft-letter 100, a ranking of the top 100 personal computer software companies in the United States; and No. 87 in the 1998 Software 500, a ranking of the world's largest software vendors by Software Magazine. Headquartered in Chicago, SPSS has offices and distributors around the world. For more information, visit http://www.spss.com.
About Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Led by its flagship Budweiser Family, Anheuser-Busch, Inc. sold a record 92.7 million barrels of beer in the U.S. and had a record U.S. market share of 46.4 percent in 1998. Anheuser-Busch's operations and resources are focused on beer, theme park entertainment and packaging. Anheuser-Busch also has interests in aluminum beverage container recycling, malt production, rice milling, real estate development, turf farming, creative services, metalized paper label printing, railcar repair and transportation services. Core brand families of Anheuser-Busch include Budweiser, Michelob, Busch and Natural. Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. is the domestic beer subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch Companies, the world's largest brewer. For more information, visit http://www.anheuser-busch.com.
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