Modeling, analysis and continuous improvement of food production systems: A case study at a meat shaving and packaging line

Xie, Xiaolei; Li, Jingshan

doi:10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2012.05.022

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“…In the agribusiness sector, in particular, the identified publications that depict the application of Lean Production System present, predominantly, exploratory and descriptive character. From these, the case study is the research method for (Barth et al, 2013;Cox et al, 2007;Perez et al, 2010;Silva, 2006;Simons & Zokaei, 2005;Taylor, 2006;Simons & Taylor, 2007;Tanco et al, 2013;Xie & Li, 2012) and the survey method for (Cardozo et al, 2011;Claire et al, 2014;Forrester et al, 2010;Tomazela et al, 2010).…”

Section: Techniques and Tools Of Lean Production Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The emphasis as the approach to data analysis is mostly qualitative (80%), except to the study of Xie & Li (2012) with quantitative approach and Simons & Taylor (2007) and Tomazela et al (2010) of mixed approach.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Regarding the application segment of studies in agribusiness, these are concentrated mostly (66%) in the livestock sector (Claire et al, 2014;Cox et al, 2007;Dora & Gellynck, 2015;Perez et al, 2010;Simons & Zokaei, 2005;Simons & Taylor, 2007;Taylor, 2005Taylor, , 2006Silva, 2006;Xie & Li, 2012), with specific studies on sugarcane industry (Tomazela et al, 2010); equipment for laying poultry (Barth et al, 2013), food products (Tanco et al, 2013) and fishing (Talip et al, 2011).…”

Section: Techniques and Tools Of Lean Production Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The literature regarding Lean Production philosophy is vast depicting historical aspects, implementation challenges, benefits of its adoption and other topics applied to various industries and services. However, the agribusiness segment, one of the major segments of the global economy features a large gap in national and international literature. This article aims to conduct a research through multiple case studies concerning the use of techniques and tools of Lean Production System in agribusiness organizations. Multiple type case studies were conducted in eight agribusiness units from different segments through the application of structured interviews, on site visits and document analysis. The research carried has identified that Lean Production techniques and tools are applicable to agribusiness environments, and that the ones which involve improvements in process control, production flow and logistics have higher emphasis on research units. Techniques and tools such as long-term supplier and customer relationship, production smoothing/heijunka and value stream mapping distinguished themselves by the similarity of use when compared to previous studies in agribusiness environment. It was also identified that there are differences concerning the adoption of the techniques and tools in research units that operate in production environments of the type Make to Order or Make to Stock. Such differences are imposed by specificities that affect agribusiness organizations, which is indicative for future studies.

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Section: Techniques and Tools Of Lean Production Systemsmentioning

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Section: Techniques and Tools Of Lean Production Systemsmentioning

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“…Then the machine that has no emanating arrows is the bottleneck machine. Such an approach has been used in many manufacturing systems studies, see examples and case studies introduced in Li and Meerkov (2009), Kuo et al (1996), Chiang, Kuo, and Meerkov (2001), Li (2004a), Li (2004b), Li (2013), Xie and Li (2012).…”

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A Hierarchical structure of key performance indicators for operation management and continuous improvement in production systems

Kang

Zhao

et al. 2016

International Journal of Production Research

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Key performance indicators (KPIs) are critical for manufacturing operation management and continuous improvement (CI). In modern manufacturing systems, KPIs are defined as a set of metrics to reflect operation performance, such as efficiency, throughput, availability, from productivity, quality and maintenance perspectives. Through continuous monitoring and measurement of KPIs, meaningful quantification and identification of different aspects of operation activities can be obtained, which enable and direct CI efforts. A set of 34 KPIs has been introduced in ISO 22400. However, the KPIs in a manufacturing system are not independent, and they may have intrinsic mutual relationships. The goal of this paper is to introduce a multi-level structure for identification and analysis of KPIs and their intrinsic relationships in production systems. Specifically, through such a hierarchical structure, we define and layer KPIs into levels of basic KPIs, comprehensive KPIs and their supporting metrics, and use it to investigate the relationships and dependencies between KPIs. Such a study can provide a useful tool for manufacturing engineers and managers to measure and utilize KPIs for CI.

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“…Optimization of industrial productions of all type can benefit from using modelling as a tool to investigate possible bottlenecks in production (e.g. Xie & Li ). Within aquaculture, modelling approaches have been used as decision support systems (Gutierrez‐Estrada, Pulido‐Calvo, de la Rosa & Marchini ), however, the optimization of copepod productions never benefited from such tools.…”

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A first step towards improving copepod cultivation using modelling: the effects of density, crowding, cannibalism, tank design and strain selection on copepod egg production yields

Drillet

Lombard

2013

Aquac Res

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Copepods are the optimal live feed for hatcheries and improvement of cultivation techniques, to provide a constant food source, is crucial for the expansion of the industry. However, studies based on experimental work and real observations can be labour intensive and expensive. A simple model was developed based on the well-known life history traits of Acartia tonsa to describe batch cultures and their productivity. Model results were compared to observations from real cultures. For maximizing egg production yields, the optimal stocking density of copepods should be adapted to the design (depth) of the culture tanks. At high densities, stress due to encountering conspecifics, as well as cannibalism of eggs by adults, limits egg production yields. Using this model, the potential selection efficacy of copepod strains was also evaluated in order to increase production yields. Selecting larger copepods increases the egg production per litre of culture, but decreases the optimal stocking density and the range of densities at which egg production yield is high, and vice-versa. Selecting copepods that are less affected by stress due to conspecifics only affect production yields at very high adult densities. However, selecting copepods with a high Specific Growth Rate (SGR), or improving their SGR, was found to be an alternative which did not affect the optimal cultivation densities but improved egg production yields.

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Modeling, analysis and continuous improvement of food production systems: A case study at a meat shaving and packaging line

Cited by 22 publications

References 20 publications

Techniques and tools of lean production: multiple case studies in brazilian agribusiness units

Techniques and tools of lean production: multiple case studies in brazilian agribusiness units

A Hierarchical structure of key performance indicators for operation management and continuous improvement in production systems

A first step towards improving copepod cultivation using modelling: the effects of density, crowding, cannibalism, tank design and strain selection on copepod egg production yields

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