STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL IN THE FUNCTION OF INCREASING PRODUCTION PROCESSES IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Developed food processing industry is of great importance for every country, and it is the same when it comes to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). In fact, it is a branch of industry considered to be not only strategic branch of industry but also an incentive factor for better development of primary agricultural production that brings greater chances for employment. When it comes to the food processing industry of BiH, the crucial thing to be mentioned is that inadequate systems of statistical quality control in BiH companies represent a limited factor in their business. As the result of that state, companies are faced with long-term consequences manifested in the reduction of production processes as well as in competitive position and business profitability. According to everything mentioned previously, the aim of this study is focused on the research of the statistical quality control on the efficiency of production processes in BiH food processing industry. The research will include a sample of 30 BiH food industry companies. Not only primary, but also secondary research concerned with conceptual definition of quality control, production processes, statistical process control (SPC), as well as the most important statistical methods for quality control. The results of the research will show the level of implementation of statistical quality control and its impact on increasing the efficiency of production processes in BiH food industry companies.