Lecture: Food Safety in a Global Supply Chain
September 18, 2009
11:00am
Location: | SOM 128 (wheelchair accessible) |
|---|---|
Contact: |
Professor Anna Nagurney, (413) 545-5635, nagurney@gbfin.umass.edu |
Dr. Mary Helander of the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center will deliver this lecture as part of the Fall 2009 Operations Research / Management Science Seminar series. All are invited to attend.
Topic: Food Safety in a Global Supply Chain
Abstract: Recent crises in the food industry have focused industry, government, and consumer attention to the need for food safety. These crises primarily involve both contamination, where bacteria, mold, or other harmful organisms enter the food manufacturing and distribution processes, and adulteration, where man-made or natural additives are introduced to an otherwise healthy food product. This seminar focuses on food safety from the perspective of supply chain risk management. Efficient and effective management across a global network requires systematic process monitoring, technology enabled data collection, new and unique forms of trading partner collaboration, and the application of advanced analytics to move from reactive to proactive food safety assurance.
More information about this guest speaker.
This series is organized by the UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter. Support for this series is provided by the Isenberg School of Management, the Department of Finance and Operations Management, and the John F. Smith Memorial Fund.
