North Dakota Grain Facility Supply Chain Quality Assurance Project

The competitive position of grain producers is continually influenced by the environment, agronomics, markets, and policy. The objective of this project is to provide an overview of the quality assurance (QA) programs commonly utilized by the grain and food industry. The information is a resource for North Dakota (ND) grain facilities as they seek new opportunities to market ND producers' grain. The QA programs may be used by firms to broadly exhibit that they are compliant with quality standards monitored through a third-party auditing system. The system may be developed to fit the goals of individual grain facilities. As described here, a variety of alternatives may be adopted based on individual business competencies, products, and goals.

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• Summary URL:
  • http://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=599
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64348
• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052

  North Dakota Wheat Commission

  2401 46th Avenue Southeast
  Mandan, ND  United States  58554

  Department of Agriculture

  1400 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20250

  North Dakota Department of Agriculture

  600 E Boulevard Ave Dept 602
  Bismarck, ND  United States  58505-0020
• Authors:
  • Benson, Doug
  • Huang, Gary
  • Vachal, Kimberly
  • Berwick, Mark
• Publication Date: 2008-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 24p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Food industry; Grain; Grain elevators; Quality assurance; Supply chain management
• Geographic Terms: North Dakota
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01475846
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SP-168
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 15 2013 9:48AM