The use of statistical process control in food packing: Preliminary findings and future research agenda

British Food Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 763-784

  Grigg, Nigel P ^a   Walls, Lesley ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food; Packaging; Statistical process control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986134895     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070709910293689     Document Type: Article

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