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008			231017s2007 gw sb 001 0 eng d
020			_a9789086866052 _q(electronic book)
020			_z9789076998909 _q(print)
024	7		_a10.3920/978-90-8686-605-2 _2DOI
035			_a(OCoLC)658948723
040			_aNL-LeKB _cNL-LeKB _erda
041			_aeng
050		4	_aHD9015.A2
072		7	_aTDCT _2bicssc
072		7	_aTEC _x012000 _2bisacsh
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245	1	0	_aQuality management in food chains / _cedited by Ludwig Theuvsen, Achim Spiller, Martina Peupert, and Gabriele Jahn.
264		1	_aLeiden ; _aBoston : _bBrill | Wageningen Academic, _c2007.
264		4	_c©2007
300			_a1 online resource (512 pages) : _billustrations.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThis 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.
546			_aEnglish
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aAgricultural industries _xQuality control.
650		0	_aAgricultural industries _zEurope _xQuality control _vCongresses.
650		0	_aFood chains.
650		0	_aSupply Chain Management.
700	1		_aJahn, Gabriele, _eeditor.
700	1		_aPeupert, Martina, _eeditor.
700	1		_aSpiller, Achim, _eeditor.
700	1		_aTheuvsen, Ludwig, _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _tQuality management in food chains. _dLeiden ; Boston : Brill | Wageningen Academic, 2007. _z9789076998909 _w(OCoLC)145453304
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-605-2
999			_c22175 _d22175