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IQMS

IQMS (also known as DELMIAWorks) was a privately held, global software company based in Paso Robles, California. The company developed and marketed manufacturing ERP and real time manufacturing execution systems to the automotive, medical, packaging, consumer goods, aerospace, defense and other manufacturing industries. IQMS has been included on Inc. Magazine's list of the 5000 fastest growing privately held U.S. companies from 2011 through 2016. Gary Nemmers became the CEO of IQMS in 2015, and was succeeded by Cheri Williams in 2020.

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IQMS (also known as DELMIAWorks) was a privately held, global software company based in Paso Robles, California. The company developed and marketed manufacturing ERP and real time manufacturing execution systems to the automotive, medical, packaging, consumer goods, aerospace, defense and other manufacturing industries. IQMS has been included on Inc. Magazine's list of the 5000 fastest growing privately held U.S. companies from 2011 through 2016. Gary Nemmers became the CEO of IQMS in 2015, and was succeeded by Cheri Williams in 2020.

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  1. date of foundation: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340726447

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