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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 306-314 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Trends in food science & technology |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 9-10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Sept 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |