Technology Group International Addresses Iso 22000

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