Events
VI International Conference on Managing Quality in Chains 2013
Event date: 02 September 2013
Event end date: 05 September 2013
Location:
Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK
Cranfield University, in association with the ISHS are hosting the VI International Conference on Managing Quality in Chains (MQUIC 2013). It is the first international postharvest conference to take place in the United Kingdom (UK) for nearly 25 years.
Cranfield enjoy an international reputation for expertise in addressing pre- and postharvest food chain quality issues. Through research, education and consultancy we work with UK, EU and international governments and their agencies, major food multinationals and retailers, and grower levy bodies to ensure the quality and safety of fresh produce for consumers.
Our extensive knowledge and experience mean that we are perfectly placed to deliver an exciting and informative programme discussing the very latest issues and advancements in fresh produce quality and supply chain management through-out the entire global food chain system.
About the conference
Technical innovations for maintaining fresh produce quality are often done in isolation, without a full appreciation about how they might impact or be affected by supply chain management. Our conference aims to readdress this problem and provide a forum in which academics, industrialists and students may interact to provide real world solutions for the fresh produce industry. The conference will cover the entire fresh produce postharvest supply chain and include the following topics:
- reducing waste and resource mapping
- consumer-centred technological advances
- integrating supply chain management with novel postharvest technologies
- improving knowledge transfer between the academic community and industry.
The conference will look forward to the challenges that will face the industry in the coming decade and how these might be overcome in the developed and developing world and in the emerging markets.
The very best scientists, policy makers and industrial experts from around the world will lead our discussions and presentations, and there will be poster presentations, workshops, a technical tour and an exhibition. Industry professionals, researchers, academics and students alike will benefit from attending the conference – it will provide a fantastic opportunity to develop and strengthen your international networks.
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