Quality management in food chains

Deskripsi

The articles by reowned experts in the fields focus on the evaluation of quality management systems and quality assurance schemes. The main issues are the cost and benefits of quality managemen t includeng the influence of the public sector and consumers; expectations aboput food quality and safety. Not only benchmarking and harmonisation methods are examined with regard to their impact on the effectiveness of quality assurance schemes, but also the role of trust, cooperation and integration of efficient quality management. Different economic theories such as microeconomics, organization and marketing theory as well as advanced statistical methods are applied. Quality concepts are discussed from the point view of industrialised, export-oriented and developing countries.

Subjek

Detail

Penerbit

Wageningen Academic

Tahun

2007

ISBN

978-90-76998-90-9

Kolasi

509 hal.; bibl.; ind.; ill.; 24 cm

Bahasa

English

Klasifikasi

658.401 3