This publication comprises material on recent studies on quality management in agri-food chains. Due to several food crisis's (e.g. BSE, Foot-and-Mouth disease) and growing demands for food quality and safety, quality management systems and quality assurance schemes have been widely adopted in different countries in recent years. Scientific knowledge about the features, the acceptance and the effectiveness and efficiency of these newly introduced quality management initiatives, has remained scarce until now.
The material by experts in the field, focuses on the evaluation of quality management systems and quality assurance schemes. The main issues are the costs and benefits of quality management given the influence of the public sector and consumers' expectations about food quality and safety. Not only are benchmarking and harmonisation methods examined with regard to their impact on the effectiveness of quality assurance schemes, but, also the role of trust, cooperation and integration for efficient quality management is discussed.
Different economic theories such as microeconomics, organization and marketing theory as well as advanced statistical methods are applied. Concepts are discussed from the various points of view of industrialised, export-oriented and developing countries throughout the book. The information in this book give a comprehensive review of quality management concepts in food chains and highlight future research directions from a global perspective. This book is of interest to all those who concern themselves with the topic, be it in academia or in the professional sector.
Author | Ludwig Theuvsen, Achim Spiller, Martina Peupert and Gabriele Jahn |
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Availability | In Print |
Dimensions | Unknown |
Extent | 512 Pages |
ISBN | 9789076998909 |
Publication date | 2007 |
Book Type | Hardcover |
Perspectives of quality management in modern agribusiness
Invited speakers
Firm?s costs and benefits of quality management and quality assurance systems
Strategic, organisational and human resource management aspects of quality management
Consumers? expectations of quality assurance and management systems
Benchmarking and harmonisation methods and their effects on the effectiveness of quality assurance schemes
Farmers? perceptions and motivation on food safety and quality
Quality management: a supply chain perspective
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