The supply base of any manufacturing company is critical to its success. In the food industry, defective raw materials from suppliers can impact food safety and consumer confidence and can damage the company's sacred brand equity.; The selection and approval of suppliers should be a key strategy. The unsuccessful search for a comprehensive Supplier Quality Management program for the food industry led to the development of this project. Research has proven the lack of a simple, comprehensive and ready to use Supplier Quality Management program that is customized to the food industry.; This project provides a simple, comprehensive and ready to use Supplier Quality Management program for the food industry that includes templates for supplier approvals and for new material qualifications. It includes details on supplier performance management. Additionally this project offers insight into and tools for a supplier management strategy for the food industry.
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