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A Kaizen Approach to Food Safety: Quality Management in the Value Chain from Wheat to Bread (Contributions to Management Science)
Victoria Hill
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Description for A Kaizen Approach to Food Safety: Quality Management in the Value Chain from Wheat to Bread (Contributions to Management Science)
Hardcover. A Kaizen Approach to Food Safety Series: Contributions to Management Science. Num Pages: 389 pages, 105 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; PBU; TDCT; TGPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 240 x 27. Weight in Grams: 768.
This book provides a Management Science approach to quality management in food production. Aspects of food quality, product conformance and reliability/food safety are examined, starting with wheat and ending with its value chain transformation into bread. Protein qualities that influence glycemic index levels in bread are used to compare the value chains of France and the US. With Kaizen models the book shows how changes in these characteristics are the result of management decisions made by the wheat growers in response to government policy and industry strategy. Lately, it provides step-by-step instructions on how to apply kaizen methodology and Deming's work on ... Read more
This book provides a Management Science approach to quality management in food production. Aspects of food quality, product conformance and reliability/food safety are examined, starting with wheat and ending with its value chain transformation into bread. Protein qualities that influence glycemic index levels in bread are used to compare the value chains of France and the US. With Kaizen models the book shows how changes in these characteristics are the result of management decisions made by the wheat growers in response to government policy and industry strategy. Lately, it provides step-by-step instructions on how to apply kaizen methodology and Deming's work on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
389
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319042497
SKU
V9783319042497
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Victoria Hill
Victoria Hill has more than 15 years international engineering experience, including eight years with PespiCo, Inc. and another three teaching MBA students. Dr. Hill current work focuses on teaching quality management in food production.
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