Generation of alternative methods for managing raw materials to support decision-making in the dairy industry

• Published in: Food and bioproducts processing Vol. 133; pp. 140 - 152
• Main Authors: Jachimczyk, Ewelina, Myhan, Ryszard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rugby Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2022; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: biobased products; butter; Buttermilk; Concurrent processing; Configurations; Dairy farms; Dairy industry; Dairy processing; Dairy products; Decision making; Decision processes; Food production; Graph theory; Layouts; mathematical theory; Methods; milk production; Modelling; Object-oriented modeling; Production; Production lines; Production management; Raw materials; Graph theory; Dairy processing; Decision processes; Production; Object-oriented modeling

The dairy industry is a unique branch of the food production sector, where various decisions have to be made concerning the type and quantity of the manufactured products and the layout of processing lines. The literature on the subject is relatively limited. Therefore, an attempt was made in this s...