Antecedents of recalls prevention: analysis and synthesis of research on product recalls

ABSTRACT

There is sufficient research on product recalls remedy, but not enough on recalls prevention. Not surprisingly, the shortage of research on recalls prevention coincided with the preponderance of product recalls observed in recent history. This study extracted the antecedents of recalls prevention from various research by applying the strategies of supply chain quality management. 76 articles were examined using a summative approach to qualitative content analysis to extract, estimate and compare the meaning of emerging constructs. The final constructs led to the synthesis of a framework for supply chain quality management with four layers of antecedents identified as PEP-I (Product, Equipment, Process, and Intervention) to help prevent the production of defective products.

KEYWORDS:

• Product recalls
• recalls prevention
• SCQM
• quality control
• traceability
• SCM

Acknowledgments

The author wishes to thank the anonymous reviewers whose critical reading of the manuscript, fruitful comments and suggestions helped to improve this article.

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Notes

1. Manual traceability approaches require human efforts to establish the relationships between ends. Semi-automatic traceability approaches necessitate both human and computer efforts to connect information between ends. Finally, fully automated traceability approach uses only computer technology to monitor and relate the feedback between ends without human intervention.

2. FDA indicated that people with milk allergy who consume this product were likely to face serious to life threatening risk allergic reaction. Source https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm578323.htm.

3. The battery contained a positive layer of lithium cobalt oxide, a negative layer of graphite, and a thin separation layer between the two materials. The battery generated heat that the separation layer could not contain exposing the two materials to come into contact and explode.

4. See 16 CFR Part 1610, final rule of 2008.

5. Peanut Corporation of America declared bankruptcy in 2009 following massive recalls caused by the Salmonella poisoning in its peanut butter products.

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André T. Mayounga

André T. Mayounga is an independent researcher and a supply chain manager in the defense industry. He obtained his Ph.D. from Northcentral University in Business Administration. His main area of research and interests include supply chain quality management, supply chain security, supply chain management, and cyber-supply chain visibility.

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