Quality function deployment in the food industry a review
Costa, A.I.A., M. Dekker, W.M.F. Jongen
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(2000)
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"Quality function deployment in the food industry a review"
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Trends in Food Science and Technology
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11
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306-314
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Abstract
This paper presents a detailed literature review on the topic of the application of quality function deployment (QFD) in the food industry. This review is extended with a thorough description of the methodologies involved in the practice of QFD within food companies, exemplified with the help of a case study on ketchup quality improvement. The benefits, drawbacks and challenges of QFD's application in food Research and Development (R&D) are presented and discussed.