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This book provides a Management Science approach to quality management in food production. Aspects of food quality, product conformance and reliability/food safety are examined, starting with wheat and ending with its value chain transformation into bread. Protein qualities that influence glycemic index levels in bread are used¬†¬†to compare the value chains of France and the US. With Kaizen models the book shows how changes¬†in these characteristics are the result of management decisions made by the wheat growers in response to government policy and industry strategy. Lately, it provides step-by-step instructions on how to apply kaizen methodology and Deming’s work on quality improvement to make the¬†HACCPs (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) in food safety systems more robust.