| According to Rebecca Gill, vice-president
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| | Benefits of ISO 22000 Compliance:
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| of Technology Group International,
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| | Reduced cost of sales
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| "Tracking domestic or worldwide food
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| | ISO 22000 compliance immediately
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| manufacturing and distribution is a
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| | establishes a food company's credibility
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| daunting endeavor. To be able to manage
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| | and commitment to safety. Demonstrating
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| these requirements effectively, an
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| | the effectiveness of a safety management
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| organization needs a structured and
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| | system is straightforward and takes less
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| controlled operational environment in
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| | time to earn customers' trust.
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| place and active. Managing such
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| | Lower risk of liability
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| important procedures via paper and
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| | The entire food chain suffers from
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| personal intervention is not only less
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| | consumers' exposure to hazards.
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| than effective, it is highly dangerous.
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| | Implementing ISO 22000, food companies
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| To truly comply with international food
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| | take responsibility for consumer safety
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| safety standards, an organization needs
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| | and lower the risk of insurance payments
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| the assistance of an enterprise wide
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| | and legal costs.
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| system to help control the operational
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| | Improved overall performance
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| environment and properly track the entire
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| | A lean quality management system promotes
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| supply chain."
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| | continuous improvement in food products
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| Manufacturing journalist Thomas R. Cutler
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| | and processes, creating fewer errors,
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| profiled the Technology Issues and ISO
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| | returns, and customer complaints. This
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| 22000/HACCP for the IFSQN, International
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| | generates improved relationships with
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| Food Safety Quality Network.
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| | suppliers and customers, providing a
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| The full feature can be read at
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| | competitive advantage in the marketplace.
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| From spinach to a myriad of other food
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| | Founded in 1990 and headquartered in
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| products contamination continues to be a
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| | Toledo, Ohio, Technology Group
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| significant issue according to Gill that
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| | International is a proven technology
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| can only be addressed through technology
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| | leader delivering Tier 1 application
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| that holds the process and people
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| | software functionality at a price
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| accountable. "Recently in the US, we
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| | performance level that can be readily
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| have seen the horrific affects of tainted
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| | accepted by organizations of all sizes.
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| food products reaching our consumers.
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| | Specializing in software solutions for
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| Some have died and many have become ill
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| | small and mid-market manufacturing and
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| due to e coli in the food chain. Not
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| | distribution companies, TGI's integrated
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| only did this situation take FDA
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| | Enterprise Series software suite is a
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| intervention to help minimize future
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| | complete business process management
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| fatalities, it took days to locate the
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| | solution. The product offering includes
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| source of this outbreak. Successfully
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| | Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP),
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| deploying an ERP system and the
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| | Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP),
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| associated operational controls it offers
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| | Supply Chain Management (SCM), Warehouse
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| will not only offer better controls to
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| | Management System (WMS), Advanced
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| foster limited exposure of contaminated
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| | Planning and Scheduling (APS), Decision
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| products, it drastically speeds the
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| | Support System (DSS), Business
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| process of damage control by swiftly
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| | Intelligence (BI), Manufacturing
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| facilitating a recall of the contaminated
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| | Execution System (MES), and eCommerce.
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| product across the supply chain.
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| | TGI implements, maintains, enhances, and
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| Attempting to manage this via a paper
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| | supports its packaged distribution and
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| method is not only labor intensive, it
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| | manufacturing software solutions directly
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| wastes valuable time in controlling the
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| | and via its channel partners.
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| negative effects in the marketplace."
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