This event took place on Feb 05 2025
Quality budgets often receive cuts to improve profit margins - but neglecting quality could have serious impact on reputation and return on investment. Poor quality is estimated to waste 30% of an organization’s operating budget and can be the source of significant competitive disadvantage.
In this on-demand webinar, Idwin Bouman discusses the main causes for poor quality to look out for and best practices on how to prevent it in your production process.
Idwin Bouman’s degrees in Clinical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biotechnology led him to several positions within the clinical and pharmaceutical industry. Within the FMCG industry he gained 25+ years of experience in the field of Quality, R&D and Regulatory Affairs.
Idwin worked in the fields of dairy (baby food and clinical food included), juices, coffee and tea, cocoa, energy and soft drinks. In his positions he was responsible for Quality Assurance, Supplier & Vendor Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Food Safety & Hygiene, Quality Reporting, Internal Auditing, Analytics, Quality IT solutions (like QM(S), LIMS) and managing Key Account Customers. Positions held from local sites to managing global quality.
As a member or a chairman, Idwin participated in several organisations and working groups: British Tea Association UKTIA, World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), European Fruit Juice Association (AIJN), European Quality Control Scheme (EQCS) and its Dutch sister organization DQCS. He worked together with multinationals, NGOs and other stakeholders to raise awareness for sustainable production worldwide.
Paul brings over 20 years of experience in quality, safety, risk, compliance, and supply chain management within the food and beverage sector. He has previously worked as a Quality Manager for United Biscuits and an Outbound Logistics Quality Manager for Allied Distillers.
