Reference Library

Quality Systems

Get It Right: A Guide to Strategic Quality Systems
Imler, Ken

Get It Right teaches where and how to start strategically planning a quality system. It also provides ways to create, evaluate, and/or re-engineer an existing quality system.

The Executive Guide to Understanding and Implementing Lean Six Sigma: The Financial Impact
Robert M. Meisel, Steven J. Babb, Steven F. Marsh, & James P. Schlichting

This book provides a fundamental introduction to the concepts of lean enterprise and Six Sigma to executives, personnel new to quality, or organizations interested in introductory information on quality and process improvement.

Baldrige Award Winning Quality - 17th Edition: How to Interpret the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence
Mark Graham Brown

Written in an easy-to-read format by one of the best-known authorities on the Baldrige Criteria.  This book provides a clear and concise explanation on how to prepare for the Baldrige Award Criteria.

Food Safety

Improving Traceability in Food Processing and Distribution
Smith, Ian; Furness, Anthony

This book describes key components of traceability systems and how food manufacturers can manage them effectively.

Quality Assurance for the Food Industry
J. Andres Vasconcellos

This book identifies the basic concepts and principles behind Total Quality Management and presents examples of Quality Assurance programs that can be applied to the food industry

HACCP: A Practical Approach, Second Edition
Sarah Mortimore Carol Wallace

In an easy to read style, this book gives a step-by-step approach to developing an effective HACCP system. In this new edition authors bring us up to date with current thinking, including the use of more modular HACCP systems and even generic HACCP in some sectors