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Author Hubbard, Merton R.

Title Statistical quality control for the food industry / Merton R. Hubbard
Edition Third edition
Published New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [2003]
©2003

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 MELB  664.07 Hub/Sqc 2003  AVAILABLE
Description xv, 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Food Quality System -- 3. Control Charts -- 4. Fundamentals -- 5. Sampling -- 6. Test Methods -- 7. Product Specifications -- 8. Product Capability -- 9. Process Control -- 10. Sensory Testing -- 11. Net Content Control -- 12. Design of Experiments -- 13. Vendor Quality Assurance -- 14. Implementing a Quality Control Program -- 15. The Computer and Process Control -- 16. Six-Sigma
Summary "Anyone involved in the production foods will find this book a valuable guide for assuring the safety and uniformity of food production through application of the latest techniques in process quality control. Specifically, this text can be used effectively by those skilled in the field for reference; by entry level technicians as a training aid; and by upper management to enhance their understanding of this highly specialized field. It can also be studied by operating and service departments to assist them in "total quality control" efforts."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Previous ed.: London : Chapman & Hall, 1996
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-337) and index
Subject Food industry and trade -- Quality control.
LC no. 2003047710
ISBN 0306477289
9780306477287