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Approach

Description

Chapter(s)

Consumer demand

consumer choices seek to maximize utility under constraints of

3

a limited budget

Efficient consumer response

combines both supply-side and demand-side elements of

13

Supply Chain Management

Food choice

determinants that affect consumer attitudes that influence purchase

and consumption decisions

Gene-technological modification

modify quality characteristics by manipulation of genetic material

2

Grades and standards

governmental classification of quality that can serve as a basis for pricing

12

Integrated quality management

integration of individual Total Quality Management concepts across the

13

supply chain

Market valuation

the market establishes the value of a particular item

12

Maturity

stage of development of an item as affected by physiological and

6

environmental and commercial factors at harvest and during distribution

Objective/subjective

measurable technical attributes/consumer sensory perception

3 & 11

Purchase vs. consumption quality

differing criteria for selection and eating

8, 10, & 12

Problem-oriented research

focusing research on areas where reality does not meet expectations

15

Quality enhancement

expresses consumer acceptability as a function of critical quality attributes

8

Quality function deployment

translation of consumer wants and needs into quality characteristics

11

Quality limit

criterion a consumer applies to quality relative to acceptability

7

Soft systems methodology

systems thinking necessary to define existing situations, identify changes

14

needed and take actions for improvement

Supply chain management

focuses on linkages in a chain from primary producer to end consumer

1 & 13

Total food quality model

overall satisfaction/dissatisfaction as a function of meeting or failing to

11

meet expectations

Total Quality Management

designed to continually improve quality of products and services

13

Table 16.3. Approaches to Management or Integration of Quality Used by Chapter Authors in This Book.