Date of Award

Fall 12-1-2006

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS)

First Advisor

Stephen Krebsbach

Second Advisor

Ronghua Shan

Third Advisor

Sreekanth Malladi

Abstract

Product Grading Management System (PGMS) is a comprehensive, statistical and stand-alone, control process application. This PGMS is web based and the first version being developed that will be utilized to define industry standards. Considering a broad array of products, the control process application in scrutiny is designed and deployed for two specific products: tomatoes and spinach. The company used in this paper is fictional; however, the examples are based on real scenarios experienced during a two year stint in the Supply Chain Management & Manufacturing industry. Product Quality Grading requires recording, tracking, managing and displaying quality data that is collected from various sources. Such process allows proper evaluation of the product for compliance with official standards. It is an internal auditing process that tracks deviation from standards. Those deviants are the high and lows of product reading during inspection for a specific run. A batch run is equivalent to unit of work in one-hour period during a production run. The major deliverables is a graphical user interface in web or in client to enter data sampling activities during a production cycle. This report is an overview of the entire project scope. The project statement of problem deals with the current events, corporate manufacturing issues and compliance and the main objective of the project scope are outlined in the Product Grading Overview part of the report. The System Architecture and Design, Project Tasks and Execution are also outline. This document focuses in improving Supply Chain Management, food safety, agricultural and manufacturing threat, compliance and government product recall and safety.

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