Advanced Planning in Fresh Food Industries
Advanced Planning in Fresh Food Industries

Author: Matthias Lütke Entrup

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2005-07-15

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9783790815924

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Production planning in fresh food industries is a challenging task. Although modern Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) systems could provide significant support, APS implementation numbers in these industries remain low. Therefore, based on an in-depth analysis of three sample fresh food industries (dairy, fresh and processed meat), the author evaluates what APS systems should offer in order to effectively support production planning and how the leading systems currently handle the most distinguishing characteristic of fresh food industries, the short product shelf life. Starting from the identified weaknesses, customized software solutions for each of the sample industries are proposed that allow to optimize the production of fresh foods with respect to shelf life. The book thereby offers valuable insights not only to researchers but also to software providers of APS systems and professionals from fresh food industries.

Advanced Planning in Fresh Food Industries
Advanced Planning in Fresh Food Industries

Author: Matthias Lütke Entrup

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-03-30

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 3790816469

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Production planning in fresh food industries is a challenging task. Although modern Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) systems could provide significant support, APS implementation numbers in these industries remain low. Therefore, based on an in-depth analysis of three sample fresh food industries (dairy, fresh and processed meat), the author evaluates what APS systems should offer in order to effectively support production planning and how the leading systems currently handle the most distinguishing characteristic of fresh food industries, the short product shelf life. Starting from the identified weaknesses, customized software solutions for each of the sample industries are proposed that allow to optimize the production of fresh foods with respect to shelf life. The book thereby offers valuable insights not only to researchers but also to software providers of APS systems and professionals from fresh food industries.

Food Trend Concepts
Food Trend Concepts

Author: Patrick Siegfried

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2024-04-29

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 3759720811

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This book deals with current food trends. These case studies were compiled and presented by Master's students at Trier University of Applied Sciences in the Department of Food Technology.

The Stability and Shelf-Life of Food
The Stability and Shelf-Life of Food

Author: Persis Subramaniam

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2000-08-24

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1855736586

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The stability and shelf-life of a food product are critical to its success in the market place, yet companies experience considerable difficulties in defining and understanding the factors that influence stability over a desired storage period. This book is the most comprehensive guide to understanding and controlling the factors that determine the shelf-life of food products.

Optimization in Food Engineering
Optimization in Food Engineering

Author: Ferruh Erdogdu

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2008-12-09

Total Pages: 788

ISBN-13: 1420061429

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While mathematically sophisticated methods can be used to better understand and improve processes, the nonlinear nature of food processing models can make their dynamic optimization a daunting task. With contributions from a virtual who's who in the food processing industry, Optimization in Food Engineering evaluates the potential uses and limitati

Intelligent Decision Technologies
Intelligent Decision Technologies

Author: R. Neves-Silva

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 2013-06-13

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 1614992649

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The field of intelligent decision technologies is interdisciplinary in nature, bridging computer science with its development of artificial intelligence, information systems with its development of decision support systems, and engineering with its development of systems. This book presents the 45 papers accepted for presentation at the 5th KES International Conference on Intelligent Decision Technologies (KES-IDT 2013), held in Sesimbra, Portugal, in June 2013. The conference consists of keynote talks, oral and poster presentations, invited sessions and workshops on the applications and theory of intelligent decision systems and related areas. The conference provides an opportunity for the presentation and discussion of interesting new research results, promoting knowledge transfer and the generation of new ideas. The book will be of interest to all those whose work involves the development and application of intelligent decision systems.

Cruise Management
Cruise Management

Author: Alexis Papathanassis

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-11-03

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 3834971596

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Increasingly, cruise operators are utilising information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve service-effectiveness and process efficiency, both on- and off-board. Therefore, it is worth initiating a discussion on the potential and challenges ICTs entail for both cruise operators’ back-offices and for cruisers’ consumption experiences. This book documents the proceedings of the 1st e-Cruising Conference (Bremerhaven, Germany), which was aimed at discussing the possibilities and applicability of ICTs and mobile services in various aspects of cruise operations. Following a rigorous double-blind review, the best papers were chosen to be incorporated in this volume.

Sustainable Supply Chains
Sustainable Supply Chains

Author: Yann Bouchery

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-09-01

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 3319297910

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This book is primarily intended to serve as a research-based textbook on sustainable supply chains for graduate programs in Business, Management, Industrial Engineering, and Industrial Ecology, but it should also be of interest for researchers in the broader sustainable supply chain space, whether from the operations management and industrial engineering side or more from the industrial ecology and life-cycle assessment side. Finding efficient solutions towards a more sustainable supply chain is increasingly important for managers, but clearly this raise difficult questions, often without clear answers. This book aims to provide insights into these kinds of questions for students and practitioners, based on the latest academic research.

Value Chain Management in the Chemical Industry
Value Chain Management in the Chemical Industry

Author: Matthias Kannegiesser

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-06-11

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 3790820326

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Supply chain management helped companies to manage volumes, fulfil customer demand and optimize costs in production and distribution. Specifically, chemical industry companies with high complexity in production and distribution used supply chain management to steer their operations. Confronted with globalization and increasing raw material and sales price volatility, optimizing supply chain costs is no longer sufficient to ensure the overall profitability of the business. Value chain management takes supply chain management to the next level by integrating all volume and value decisions from sales to procurement. The book presents the value chain management concept and demonstrates how it is applied in a global value chain planning model for commodities in the chemical industry. A comprehensive industry case study illustrates the effects of decision making integration, e.g. the influence of raw material prices or exchange rates on optimal sales, production, distribution and procurement plans as well as overall company profitability.

Sustainable Development and Pathways for Food Ecosystems
Sustainable Development and Pathways for Food Ecosystems

Author: Riccardo Accorsi

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2023-06-19

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 0323908861

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Sustainable Development and Pathways for Food Ecosystems: Integration and Synergies is a science-based reference which explores the roles played by agri-food ecosystems, their functions and needs, and the importance of the interdependencies among them. This book explores the relationships between food ecosystems, highlighting each entity's role in transforming, preserving, and conserving the others. It is a vital resource of information on the ecosystems that surround the food supply chain and includes all processes, from primary production of food through consumption. The book covers the agricultural and farming phases; processing and transformation; storage and consolidation; packaging; transportation; the management of waste and losses; and the supply and conservation of enabling resources like materials, biodiversity, energy, and water. Sustainable Development and Pathways for Food Ecosystems: Integration and Synergies is a useful reference for academics, researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals involved within the agri-food sector management. - Provides information on sustainability challenges, developments and solutions related to food ecosystems - Discusses the impact of renewables toward sustainable and zero-carbon food ecosystems - Summarizes the scientific literature on alternative valorization strategies to reduce biomass - Defines boundaries of analysis of entities, input/output flows, constraints and performance goals to measure data