A systematic review of statistical process control implementation in the food manufacturing industry

This paper is a systematic review of the literature on statistical process control (SPC) implementation in the food industry. Using systematic searches across three decades of publications, 41 journal articles were selected for the review. Key findings of the review include motivations: to reduce pr...

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Main Authors: Abdul Halim Lim, Sarina, Antony, Jiju, Arshed, Norin, Albliwi, Saja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60745/
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author Abdul Halim Lim, Sarina
Antony, Jiju
Arshed, Norin
Albliwi, Saja
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description This paper is a systematic review of the literature on statistical process control (SPC) implementation in the food industry. Using systematic searches across three decades of publications, 41 journal articles were selected for the review. Key findings of the review include motivations: to reduce product defects and to follow the food law and regulations (benefits); barriers: high resistance to change and lack of sufficient statistical knowledge; and (limitations) an absence of statistical thinking and a dearth of SPC implementation guidelines. Further findings highlight the predominance of publications from the USA and the UK within this topic. Future research directions concerning SPC implementation issues as well as a ready reference of the SPC literature in the food manufacturing industry are also discussed.
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spelling upm-607452019-04-01T03:45:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60745/ A systematic review of statistical process control implementation in the food manufacturing industry Abdul Halim Lim, Sarina Antony, Jiju Arshed, Norin Albliwi, Saja This paper is a systematic review of the literature on statistical process control (SPC) implementation in the food industry. Using systematic searches across three decades of publications, 41 journal articles were selected for the review. Key findings of the review include motivations: to reduce product defects and to follow the food law and regulations (benefits); barriers: high resistance to change and lack of sufficient statistical knowledge; and (limitations) an absence of statistical thinking and a dearth of SPC implementation guidelines. Further findings highlight the predominance of publications from the USA and the UK within this topic. Future research directions concerning SPC implementation issues as well as a ready reference of the SPC literature in the food manufacturing industry are also discussed. Routledge 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60745/1/A%20systematic%20review%20of%20statistical%20process%20control%20implementation%20in%20the%20food%20manufacturing%20industry.pdf Abdul Halim Lim, Sarina and Antony, Jiju and Arshed, Norin and Albliwi, Saja (2017) A systematic review of statistical process control implementation in the food manufacturing industry. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 28 (1-2). pp. 176-189. ISSN 1478-3363 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14783363.2015.1050181?journalCode=ctqm20 10.1080/14783363.2015.1050181
spellingShingle Abdul Halim Lim, Sarina
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Arshed, Norin
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title A systematic review of statistical process control implementation in the food manufacturing industry
title_full A systematic review of statistical process control implementation in the food manufacturing industry
title_fullStr A systematic review of statistical process control implementation in the food manufacturing industry
title_full_unstemmed A systematic review of statistical process control implementation in the food manufacturing industry
title_short A systematic review of statistical process control implementation in the food manufacturing industry
title_sort systematic review of statistical process control implementation in the food manufacturing industry
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