Pareto and ishikawa diagrams for identifying the causes of defects in poultry meat

Abstract

Food safety and quality are fundamental factors in production efficiency. Therefore, identifying and preventing manufacturing defects is becoming an integral part of quality management in manufacturing. Statistical control methods allow you to choose the scope and direction of quality management objectively. Thanks to statistical control methods, it is possible to identify defects in all product life cycles and, before the goods enter the market, improve quality and increase their competitiveness. The Ishikawa diagram, or cause-effect diagram, allows you to link problems to potential causes of errors and depict this relationship graphically. A Pareto diagram is a tool that will enable distributing efforts to resolve emerging issues and identify the main reasons to start acting. Using both diagrams made it possible to explain the leading causes of defects encountered and develop recommendations for reducing rejects and improving the quality of products.