Application of Quality Management Systems to Grain Handling: An Inventory Management Case Study

To help meet the production gap of a growing population, the agricultural industry is incorporating new quality management practices to improve operational efficiency. In the agricultural supply chain, operations management within the grain handling industry represents an important area for quality management improvement to meet the growing needs for food safety and security. The strong growth in the use of quality management systems in agricultural environments reflects interest from the production agricultural industry. The present case study examines the impact of implementing a quality management system at a large, multi-site grain elevator company by comparing selected quality metrics before and after QMS adoption. After adoption, the company statistically reduced the grain quality measurement error in grading damage and foreign material, resulting in significantly greater value to shipped grain. The company was also able to add monetary value to low-value grain by using quality metrics to optimize their inventory management and blending strategy. Significant gains were not made in all areas examined, but generally, quality management systems added internal efficiencies and provided a means of adding value to low-quality grains within the grain elevator studied

The Vehicle, Spring 1987

Table of Contents Corde\u27s GirlPhil Simpsonpage 3 PhotographStephanie Eihlpage 9 ExcusesBob Zordanipage 10 In Watercolor I Got a 7.5Tina W. Phillipspage 11 PhotographStephanie Eihlpage 12 WaitingJennifer Rardinpage 12 Fish GravyPatrick Peterspage 12 CandaceJohn Fehrmannpage 14 Candace Is the DayJohn Fehrmannpage 15 Candace After EveningJohn Fehrmannpage 16 Then Frustrated with Excitement NowRick Herrimanpage 17 ShoptalkDan Vol Holtenpage 18 Rube\u27s GiftJennifer Rardinpage 19 Epileptic\u27s SongRob Zordanipage 20 Letter Home (On Discovering My Mother Is a Cancer Patient)Patrick Peterspage 21 X Sees Her Coming and GoingPatrick Peterspage 22 PhotographSteve Beamerpage 23 Solstice PoemBob Zordanipage 24 Fractured HarmonyJennifer Rardinpage 25 ConsummationDamon Lee Dillardpage 25 Regression of IdealismRick Herrimanpage 26 The Dignity of the Goldfish, After Paul KleeRodger Patiencepage 28 Boondock HalloweenStuart Albertpage 30 Through Three Sections of HillsPatrick Peterspage 31 Beer For BreakfastJoe Hortonpage 32 ForestGraham Lewispage 35 PhotographStephanie Eihlpage 36 The ShowersPatrick Peterspate 36 HysterectomyJean Chandlerpage 37 PhotographStephanie Eihlpage 37 Shy PaisleyIrene Moralespage 38 March RainStuart Albertpage 40 PhotographSteve Beamerpage 42 PhotographSteve Beamerpage 43 Serenade in Three PartsBob Zordanipage 44 Farewell my gentle morsels of delightDevon Flesorpage 45 Nietzche\u27s GlovesCraig Titleypage 46 The RebelsGretchen R. Lauxpage 46 PhotographStephanie Eihlpage 47 PhotographStephanie Eihlpage 48 PhotographSteve Beamerpage 49 PhotographSteve Beamerpage 50 Barn DeadDan Von Holtenpage 51 Needs, Wants, and the Dangerous Questions of HonestyRick Herrimanpage 52https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1050/thumbnail.jp

The Vehicle, Spring 1987

Table of Contents Corde\u27s GirlPhil Simpsonpage 3 PhotographStephanie Eihlpage 9 ExcusesBob Zordanipage 10 In Watercolor I Got a 7.5Tina W. Phillipspage 11 PhotographStephanie Eihlpage 12 WaitingJennifer Rardinpage 12 Fish GravyPatrick Peterspage 12 CandaceJohn Fehrmannpage 14 Candace Is the DayJohn Fehrmannpage 15 Candace After EveningJohn Fehrmannpage 16 Then Frustrated with Excitement NowRick Herrimanpage 17 ShoptalkDan Vol Holtenpage 18 Rube\u27s GiftJennifer Rardinpage 19 Epileptic\u27s SongRob Zordanipage 20 Letter Home (On Discovering My Mother Is a Cancer Patient)Patrick Peterspage 21 X Sees Her Coming and GoingPatrick Peterspage 22 PhotographSteve Beamerpage 23 Solstice PoemBob Zordanipage 24 Fractured HarmonyJennifer Rardinpage 25 ConsummationDamon Lee Dillardpage 25 Regression of IdealismRick Herrimanpage 26 The Dignity of the Goldfish, After Paul KleeRodger Patiencepage 28 Boondock HalloweenStuart Albertpage 30 Through Three Sections of HillsPatrick Peterspage 31 Beer For BreakfastJoe Hortonpage 32 ForestGraham Lewispage 35 PhotographStephanie Eihlpage 36 The ShowersPatrick Peterspate 36 HysterectomyJean Chandlerpage 37 PhotographStephanie Eihlpage 37 Shy PaisleyIrene Moralespage 38 March RainStuart Albertpage 40 PhotographSteve Beamerpage 42 PhotographSteve Beamerpage 43 Serenade in Three PartsBob Zordanipage 44 Farewell my gentle morsels of delightDevon Flesorpage 45 Nietzche\u27s GlovesCraig Titleypage 46 The RebelsGretchen R. Lauxpage 46 PhotographStephanie Eihlpage 47 PhotographStephanie Eihlpage 48 PhotographSteve Beamerpage 49 PhotographSteve Beamerpage 50 Barn DeadDan Von Holtenpage 51 Needs, Wants, and the Dangerous Questions of HonestyRick Herrimanpage 52https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1050/thumbnail.jp