Implementation of simulation in food processing industry at tactical level
Abstract
In recent years simulation has been considered as a key decision-making tool in various streams of sciences. Industrial processes like planning, designing, modelling and pre-production evaluations become agile and simulation studies have been regarded as one of the best tools for decision-making tool. Similarly, in the food processing industries, planning is the key to efficient operations. The study in this article sheds light in the food processing operations and the importance of simulation at strategic as well as tactical level. In this article, a small and medium scale level food processing industry is selected and experimented in a generic simulation software tool. The objectives of this study are the production improvements with effective processing line operations and simultaneously reducing the processing time. The reduction in the production wastages directly inhabits the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the products being manufactured. Taking full advantage of the simulation tool one can easily simulate the as-is processes and experiment the various other approaches for improvements without affecting present operations. This approach significantly reduces the physical process reengineering and costs involved with it. The scope of this study was to plan and execute the simulation models under market demand and supply capabilities of the firm. Further researches can be planned for better results in various streams of industrial processes using the simulation techniques.
- Publication:
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American Institute of Physics Conference Series
- Pub Date:
- July 2021
- DOI:
- 10.1063/5.0057989
- Bibcode:
- 2021AIPC.2358j0002M