Miller Magazine Issue: 113 May 2019

59 COVER STORY MAY 2019 sed decreased competitiveness, incre- ased costs and lower profit margins. Therefore obtaining quality products is harder these days. I would like to un- derline some certain important points for quality: • You have to know raw materials comprehensively before buying • You have to determine on grinding techniques according to quality criteria of raw materials. You may have obtained the desired quality and productivity for the flour if you pay attention to the following aspects: • You can increase the quality of a wheat type with 11.5% protein to the standards of a wheat type with 12% by using the right grinding techniques. • Performing extraction processes with sifting analysis methods at out- put points of B1-B2 rollers in order to obtain the desired product quality. You can perform this extraction process for each changing of wheat to obtain a standard quality for the product. • You have to know the starch structure of the wheat and adjust the rollers according to the damage rate of the starch during grinding in order to ensure the quality. • Ensuring rheological quality by mixing the end pro- duct with the right fortifier. • Ensuring the food safety is also an element for the quality. • In order to do this, you should determine CCP points and pre-requisite points in workflow process and mainta- in the quality with frequent controls. Traceability in the quality standards Quality management systems are developed according to an appropriate documentation and analysis system that is comply with national and international legal requ- irements and ensuring raw materials and all other materi- als to be completely controlled via an electronic medium from procurement of materials to the distribution of the end product. Product safety is determined after hazard and risk analysis and according to control and tracking plans after these analysis in the scope of HACCP legal requirements. Increasing efficiency and ensuring sustainability To increase efficiency; 1- You should lower the unit cost of your products, 2- You should detect sources of loss appropriately and address them. There may be various roots causing those losses like: • Machinery performance (periodical maintenance/ repairment) • Staff performance (performance checking) • Energy consumption (saving energy) • Shipping (vehicle tracking systems and registry cards) • Procurement (earning when buying) In conclusion; Each businesses have to follow its competitors to find their place in the market. If you are curious about the second most successful company, you can see many can- didates. But if you want to know the most successful one, we have the answer: Companies that ensure sustainable standard production without sacrificing quality.