Quality Matters

  1. “Determining the Flavor of Edible Oils” -- a paper written for use with clients, June 1988.
                     
  2. “Food Product Protection” -- a workshop developed in 1989 for use with clients engaged in food manufacturing, warehousing, and transportation.
          
  3. “Quality Considerations from Crude Oils to Finished-Product Consumption” -- a presentation given at the AOCS Mid-South Section’s Commitment-to-Quality Symposium in Memphis, Tennessee, November 6, 1989.
  4. “Commitment to Total Quality” -- a presentation given as special faculty member for training a delegation of oilseed and edible oil processing industry managers and technical professionals from the CIS at Texas A&M University, September 16-18, 1991 and February 1-3, 1993.
  5. “Total Quality Management” -- a seminar presented to the general public and sponsored by the Business Development Committee of The Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce in Lafayette, Louisiana, April 30, 1992.
  6. “Total Quality Management in Oilseed Processing -- a presentation given to the 98th Annual Convention of the International Oil Mill Superintendents in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 15-16, 1992.
  7. “Understanding and Applying the W. Edward Deming Principles of Quality” – a seminar developed for and presented to a U.S. business client, October 1, 1992.
                           
  8. “You Can Achieve World-Class Edible Oil Quality” -- a seminar prepared for and presented to edible oil industry managers in Romania, Turkey, and Greece, October 26-November 12, 1993.
  9. “Quality Management Systems” -- a paper written for use with clients, May 1995.
  10. “Resolving Retail Customer Complaints About Edible Oil Quality by Thorough Auditing and Correcting Deficiencies in the Total Value Chain” – a detailed presentation and demonstration given to the leadership of client enterprises in Turkey and Greece, September 11-24, 1995.
  11. “Managing Oilseed and Edible Oil Process Capacity Expansion to Achieve the Best Economic and Quality Outcomes” – a presentation given to the leadership of client enterprises in Romania, September 25-30, 1995.
  12. “Edible Fats and Oils Quality Control” -- a paper written for use with clients, December 1995.
  13. “Managing Soybean Procurement and Processing to Assure Product Quality and Enterprise Profitability” -- a presentation given to the leadership of oilseed processing enterprises in Russia and Ukraine, September 9-24, 1996.
  14. “Bench-Scale Soybean Oil Degumming to Optimize Production-Scale Operations” – a presentation and demonstration given in Izmir and Iskenderun, Turkey, January 26-30, 1997.
  15. “ISO 9000 -- A Contrary Viewpoint” -- a paper written in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in December 1997 and published in the February 1997 issue of INFORM, the monthly publication of the American Oil Chemists’ Society.
  16. “Soybean Oil Processing to Maximize Yield and Quality” – a presentation given to enterprise managers in Athens and Lamia, Greece, September 24-25, 1997.
  17. “Soybean Processing Plant Operating Conditions and Capacity Expansion to Produce Quality Products and Achieve Profitable Results” – a presentation given to leaders of oilseed processing enterprises in Romania, September 22-October 4, 1997.
  18. “Eliminating the Fishy Flavor from Soybean Oil -- a presentation given at the Turkish Oilseed and Edible Oil Processors’ Association meeting in Afyon, Turkey, November 21, 1998.
  19. “Edible Oil Processing Conditions Required to Achieve Acceptable Food Product Quality” – a presentation given to clients in Turkey, February 8-March 6, 1999.
  20. “World Class Soybean Oil Quality” -- a presentation given at the Soybean Products Seminar in Kiev, March 22, 1999.
  21. “Application of State-of-the-Art Edible Oil Processing Technology to the Russian Industry for Improving Product Quality and Reducing Operating Expense” -- a presentation including on-site facility inspections provided for managers of enterprises in Nizhny Novogorod and Irkutsk, Russia, December 1-7, 1999.
  22. “Linking Soybean Meal Quality Problems to the Root Cause in the Logistics and/or Processing Functions and the Corrective Action Required to Avoid Reoccurrence” – a presentation given to the management of Russian enterprises that received and processed U.S. soybeans under the PL-480 Program in 1999, February 18-March 6, 2000.
  23. “Managing the Soybean Supply and Value Chain to Produce In-Specification Meal and Oil” – a presentation given to oilseed processing industry managers in Tashkent, Andijan, Asaka and Gulistan, Uzbekistan, March 8-16, 2000.
  24. “Blending Soybean Oil with Other Vegetable Oils to Meet Customer Functionality and Flavor Expectations” – a presentation given at a conference of the Turkish Vegetable Oils & Fats Industrialists Association in Istanbul, Turkey, March 31, 2000.
  25. “Soybean Processing Unit Operations and Control to Maximize Quality and Cost Performance” – a presentation given to the management of soybean processing plants in Merida and Celaya, Mexico, April 10-11, 2000.
             
  26. “Soy Meal Production and Handling to Assure Optimal Performance in Poultry Feed” -- a presentation given to poultry industry representatives meeting in Moscow, Russia, June 22, 2000.
  27. “Soybean Meal Quality Attributes and Preservation to Maximize Poultry Nutrition” – a presentation given to participants of a seminar on poultry production at the Academy of the Russian Federation National Economy in Moscow, Russia, October 2, 2000.
  28. “Upgrading Soybean and Soybean Oil Processing Operations to Improve Product Quality and Yield Performance” – a presentation given to client enterprises in Techuacan and Puebla, Mexico, February 5-7, 2001.
  29. “Processing Soybeans to Produce High-Quality Meal, Soy Protein Food Ingredients, and Oil” – a presentation prepared for and given to clients in Turkey, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, February 19-March 21, 2001.
               
  30. “Soybean Processing to Produce High-Quality Meal and Oil” – a presentation given to the participants of a soybean processing seminar in Guadalajara, Mexico, April 25-26, 2001.
  31. “Processing Soybean Oil to Achieve Consistent High Quality, Maximum Yield, and Competitive Cost” -- a presentation given to the participants of a soybean processing seminar in Guadalajara, Mexico, April 25-26, 2001.
  32. “Managing the Soybean Supply Chain to Assure Acceptable Quality for Edible Soy Protein Products” -- a presentation given to managers of Russian food processing enterprises at the International Industrial Academy in Moscow, Russia, June 26-29, 2002.    
Adding Value to Improve Business Profitablity