Volume : III, Issue : III, March - 2013

Opportunities for Quality Improvement in Food Supply Chain

N. Arunfred

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Customers are nowadays more and more demanding not only on the product availability but also on the attributes like quality and safety of the food products. In dealing with the supply chain management, one has to consider the efficiency and responsiveness of the chain. The concept of supply chain management is about matching demand and supply. SCM is about the integrated planning, coordination, and control of all business processes and activities within and outside the organization in the supply chain network to deliver superior consumer value at less cost. This paper discuss about the different opportunities possible in the food industry to be implemented so that the agri– business could be more quality driven. The study addresses all activities to be followed by different supply chain players so that efficiency and responsiveness of the chain could be improved. Customers are nowadays more and more demanding not only on the product availability but also on the attributes like quality and safety of the food products. In dealing with the supply chain management, one has to consider the efficiency and responsiveness of the chain. The concept of supply chain management is about matching demand and supply. SCM is about the integrated planning, coordination, and control of all business processes and activities within and outside the organization in the supply chain network to deliver superior consumer value at less cost. This paper discuss about the different opportunities possible in the food industry to be implemented so that the agri– business could be more quality driven. The study addresses all activities to be followed by different supply chain players so that efficiency and responsiveness of the chain could be improved.

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N. Arunfred Opportunities for Quality Improvement in Food Supply Chain Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.III, Issue.III March 2013


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