Title: Quantitative traceability modelling and optimisation for dairy manufacturing process

Authors: LiMei Liu; YongChao Gao; YongChun Wang

Addresses: School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China ' Shandong Institute of Standardization, Jinan 250014, China ' Shandong Institute of Standardization, Jinan 250014, China

Abstract: Generally several batches of raw milk are mixed to produce several kinds and batches of dairy products which makes traceability difficult. To clarify the many-to-many relationships between batches of raw milk and products, a quantitative traceability model is established. The traceability model treats the interval between two cleans in place (CIPs) of the storage tank as a research cycle and uses iterative equations to describe the quantitative relationship between batches of raw milk and products. With a goal to narrow the scope of a product recall, the traceability model transforms into an optimisation model, which can optimise the schedule of production and the time that raw milk is pumped into storage tanks. The simulation verifies that the traceability model can clearly show the quantitative relationships between raw milk and products, and the optimisation model can significantly reduce the complexity of traceability and narrow the scope of product recalls.

Keywords: continuous production; batch dispersion; optimisation; food safety; traceability modelling; dairy manufacturing; raw milk; dairy products; simulation; product recalls.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2014.066738

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, 2014 Vol.50 No.3/4, pp.258 - 263

Published online: 07 Feb 2015 *

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