...Marcus Mergenthaler; Katinka Weinberger; Matin Qaim Purpose The purpose of this paper is to seek to show how the implementation of different quality assurance programs (QAPs) affects international market access for horticultural processing firms in developing countries. Design/methodology...

... the actual effect of accelerating particular information exchange, as a consequence of (more) stringent legislative measures. Tracking Labelling Quality assurance Meat industry European law Bovine spongiform encephalopathy The supply chain from farm and its supplier(s), to supermarket...

... of the continuing growth of personal computer usage, the declining cost of electronic communication, and the global nature of the Internet. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Food industry Information technology Internet Quality assurance Supply chain Tracking In 1992 the Government commissioned a report...

...Brian Simpson; Adam Muggoch; Philip Leat This paper outlines the Scotch Quality Beef and Lamb Association (SQBLA) approach to quality assurance and product traceability in the beef and lamb sectors. The schemes employed provide assurance that set quality standards have been maintained throughout...

...David Jack; Terence Pardoe; Ceri Ritchie This paper outlines the objectives and quality assurance arrangements of Scottish Quality Cereals (SQC), the first major assurance scheme to be implemented for combinable crops in the UK. Thereafter, the traceability arrangements of Coastal Grains, a farmer...

... in relation to the poultry meat industry in Belgium. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Agriculture Belgium Meat Quality assurance Supply chain Tracking Consumption of poultry meat has been steadily rising in recent years. Since 1995, per capita poultry meat consumption surpassed that of beef...

...Philip Leat; Pamela Marr; Ceri Ritchie This paper summarises how the Scottish agri‐food industry has been developing farm and quality assurance activities since the early 1990s as it seeks to strengthen its competitive position. It also outlines the European system of third party certification...

... of Valencia, Spain, is presented as a model, one that is superior to the accepted ISO standards, whereby port service quality and efficiency may be enhanced. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Agents Logistics Marine transport Ports Quality assurance Spain The main function of the port...