TY - JOUR
T1 - A systematic review of statistical process control implementation in the food manufacturing industry
AU - Halim Lim, Sarina Abdul
AU - Antony, Jiju
AU - Arshed, Norin
AU - Albliwi, Saja
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2017/1/2
Y1 - 2017/1/2
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - continuous improvement
KW - food manufacturing industry
KW - statistical process control
KW - statistical thinking
KW - systematic review
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84930608134&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14783363.2015.1050181
DO - 10.1080/14783363.2015.1050181
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84930608134
SN - 1478-3363
VL - 28
SP - 176
EP - 189
JO - Total Quality Management and Business Excellence
JF - Total Quality Management and Business Excellence
IS - 1-2
ER -
