Statistical Quality Control for the Food Industry

✍ Scribed by Merton R. Hubbard (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 346
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Specifically targeted at the food industry, this state-of-the-art text/reference combines all the principal methods of statistical quality and process control into a single, up-to-date volume. In an easily understood and highly readable style, the author clearly explains underlying concepts and uses real world examples to illustrate statistical techniques.
This Third Edition maintains the strengths of the first and second editions while adding new information on Total Quality Management, Computer Integrated Management, ISO 9001-2002, and The Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award. There are updates on FDA Regulations and Net Weight control limits, as well as additional HACCP applications. A new chapter has been added to explain concepts and implementation of the six-sigma quality control system.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction....Pages 1-13
Food Quality System....Pages 15-48
Control Charts....Pages 49-69
Fundamentals....Pages 71-113
Sampling....Pages 115-150
Test Methods....Pages 151-155
Product Specifications....Pages 157-161
Process Capability....Pages 163-175
Process Control....Pages 177-185
Sensory Testing....Pages 187-199
Net Content Control....Pages 201-218
Design of Experiments....Pages 219-252
Vendor Quality Assurance....Pages 253-274
Implementing a Quality Control Program....Pages 275-288
The Computer and Process Control....Pages 289-307
Six-Sigma....Pages 309-313
Back Matter....Pages 315-343

✦ Subjects

Food Science