Portland, OR—Northwest Analytical, Inc. (NWA), a leader in analytical software for process improvement, has established a strategic partnership with Unilever. Under this agreement, Unilever and NWA will collaborate on technical matters about statistical process control (SPC)/statistical quality control (SQC) in the Unilever Companies. In addition, Unilever has named NWA a preferred supplier for its SPC/SQC software, NWA Quality Analyst™.

NWA Quality Analyst will operate in Unilever's quality assurance and manufacturing units as part of a worldwide initiative to implement a standardized solution for SQC analysis and reporting. "We are very pleased to establish this strategic partnership with NWA," said Dr. Leo de Galan, Unilever Analytical & Information Sciences Group Manager. "It gives us the opportunity to make better use of SQC throughout Unilever and, with NWA Quality Analyst, we have the breadth and ease-of-use we need in SQC software for our very diverse, global company."

Unilever, which produces and markets a wide range of foods, detergent and personal care products, is one of the world's largest companies. The company has over 300 operating units in 88 countries and more than 270,000 employees.

Northwest Analytical, Inc. (NWA) is a software developer providing analytical software for understanding processes and improving quality in the production of goods and delivery of services. The NWA software suite includes NWA Quality Analyst (comprehensive off-line SQC charting and analysis), NWA Quality Monitor (workstation software for plant floor SPC) and NWA Quality Analyst Web Server (a company-wide solution for SQC reporting and analysis). NWA's software is used in more than 4,500 companies worldwide.

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