The development of well-designed food safety management systems that take into consideration the potential risks and threats to an organization and their associated impacts to business operations should be a key goal for each organization operating in the food supply chain. This study provides...

The present paper brings into discussion Edwards Deming's conceptualized model of Total Quality Management highlighting different phases within its evolution as it is seen in the economic literature. A temporal incursion allows a better understanding of the way quality standards implemented by...

The management of the transition to bioeconomy has developed relatively recently, to cope with the challenges of the 21st century. The determinants of transition are related to economic, social, biological and environmental evolution. In particular, the envisaged factors consist in demographic...