Quality Management and Improvement in the Spanish SME Food Industry: The Adoption of ISO 9000

Julian Briz, Nuria Arribas, Marian Garcia Martinez, Teresa Briz and Isabel de Felipe

No 24593, 2005 International Congress, August 23-27, 2005, Copenhagen, Denmark from European Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: This paper presents the results of a large-scale study in the Spanish F&DI aimed to identify the motivators, perceived costs, and benefits of implementing ISO 9000 standards. Results indicate the increasing importance of ISO 9000 standards as a strategic tool in the Spanish F&DI with an increasing number of F&D companies seeking ISO 9000 certification. Despite being a recent strategic option among Spanish F&D companies latest figures show a total of 1,754 firms being ISO 9000 certified (a significant increased from a total of 4 firms in 1993)

Keywords: Agribusiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.24593

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