@inproceedings{a331b49280d6412198049affbefe4f92,
title = "A critical assessment on SPC implementation in the UK food industry",
abstract = "Statistical process control (SPC) is one of the most widely applied techniques to control and improve processes in manufacturing but very few studies have reported on the successful application of SPC in the food industry. This paper aims to critically assess the status of SPC in the UK food manufacturing industry and suggests avenues for future research. By surveying food-manufacturing companies, forty-five percent of them implemented SPC, with x¯-R and x¯-S charts found to be the most commonly applied SPC charts in this industry. Top management commitment is identified the most critical factor, while lack of SPC training is the most critical challenge, and lack of awareness of SPC is the main reason for food manufacturing companies not implementing it accordingly. The paper provides information to food companies in the UK on most common practiced and important quality tools, SPC charts and critical success factors in the food industry. Furthermore, advantages of SPC user over non-SPC companies through process performance are presented.",
keywords = "Challenges, Continuous improvement, Critical success factors, Food industry, Process performance, Statistical process control",
author = "Jiju Antony and Lim, \{Sarina Abdul Halim\} and Norin Arshed",
year = "2015",
language = "British English",
series = "WMSCI 2015 - 19th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Proceedings",
pages = "51--56",
editor = "Leonid Perlovsky and Belkis Sanchez and Shigehiro Hashimoto and Jang-Ruey Tzeng and Callaos, \{Nagib C.\}",
booktitle = "WMSCI 2015 - 19th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Proceedings",
note = "19th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, WMSCI 2015 ; Conference date: 12-07-2015 Through 15-07-2015",
}
