Statistical Quality Control for the Food Industry

By Merton R. Hubbard

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461349443
• ISBN13: 9781461349440
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 343 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

This book isn't idiot proof but...

As a lazy guy I would like to see a cd rom full of predeveloped excel .xls & powerpoint .ppt preformated files so that I only have to input numbers to spit out presentable data, charts & graphs. I think the later edition has a cd with some preset math / data files. However, this book is a start. I would recommend the reader to read (purchase?) other statistical quality control books & material to complement this book. If you are math heavy it would help in understand SQC & SPC. As the only book that is titled specifically for the food industry I will treat this book with respect & TLC (until my company's audit is over).