Hybrid Petri Nets and Metaheuristic Approach to Farm Work Scheduling

Guan, Senlin; Nakamura, Morikazu; Shikanai, Takeshi

doi:10.5772/10298

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“…Guan et al [7] deepens in the decision-making process in intensive farming units for improving profits and reducing costs. The efficient management of the small farming business is performed by means of the strategy of intensive agriculture and a structure of farmers' cooperatives or agricultural corporations.…”

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Decision Support in the Rioja Wine Production Sector

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Jiménez‐Macías

Blanco‐Fernández

et al. 2013

International Journal of Food Engineering

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The global environment, where many companies compete for their survival, requires a continuous adaptation to changes in the market and to other environment variables. Food industry, agriculture in particular, is a field where the companies are especially sensitive to modifications in regulations and market requirements. It is very convenient to provide the companies of this sector with a theoretical basis, as well as with practical tools for developing an efficient management that may guarantee not only their survival but also their success. In this area, decision-support systems based on the simulation of models, developed by means of the paradigm of the Petri nets, can offer a significant help for improving the efficiency of farming companies, based on the appropriate decision making. In this article, a methodology for decision making, supported by artificial intelligence, is applied to the farming field and an application case is analyzed for better understanding of the advantages and drawbacks of this approach. In particular, a decision-making methodology for improving the management of the operation and redesign of traditional companies in the farming industry is applied to the wine sector in the region of La Rioja (Spain).

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Decision Support in the Rioja Wine Production Sector

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Jiménez‐Macías

Blanco‐Fernández

et al. 2013

International Journal of Food Engineering

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“…The scheduling of farm work is analysed by Guan et al [16] using a methodology based on the development of a model of the system and the application of an optimization process. Again, the formalism is chosen among the paradigm of the Petri nets.…”

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Optimal Design of an Olive Oil Mill by Means of the Simulation of a Petri Net Model

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Jiménez‐Macías

Blanco‐Fernández

et al. 2014

International Journal of Food Engineering

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Global concurrence is a topic that affects many companies in most sectors of the economy. In particular, the improvement in the manufacturing, packing, storage, and transportation of food has allowed farming companies from all over the world to compete for customers of a global market. In order to achieve success in this complex environment, it is convenient for the companies to be efficient even before the beginning of their business activity. This paper presents a decision support methodology for improving the design and management of an olive oil manufacturing facility based on the development of a Petri net model of the system, the simulation of its behaviour under a selected set of alternative configurations, and the choice of the most promising one by means of an optimization algorithm.

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