Managing food safety hazards in supply chains is an increasingly important aspect of food systems, especially as they become more global. Risk management policies are moving from a prescriptive-basis, to ones focused on quantitative science-based outcomes, such as Food Safety Objectives. This approach integrates quantitative risk assessment, predictive models and other science-based information to meet food safety standards set by government and industry. This unit addresses quantitative approaches to supply chain management, with a primary focus on microbial food safety hazards. Students will develop competencies in defining relevant process unit operations, application of predictive models and risk assessment tools, emerging supply chain monitoring technologies, and understanding the role of national and international food standard-setting bodies. The unit also considers how science-based supply chain management systems are used to demonstrate equivalence, enable innovative food processes, while managing food safety.