Increasing the efficiency of flower inventory management using RFID technology and optimal control

Due to the short shelf-life of flowers (circa 7 days) good inventory management is required to minimize disposals. The trade-off between supplying enough to meet demand yet not too much to prevent expiration is a delicate matter. However, in the current situation uncertainty about inventory levels due to inadequate information and conventional...

Understanding the factors affecting the seal integrity in heat sealed flexible food packages: A review

Seal area represents the most problematic part in food packaging for controlling the moisture and gas ingress and preserving product quality. Understanding the mechanism of heat sealing, which is a widely used method in flexible packaging, is critical for maintaining product quality throughout the storage and preventing food waste. Likewise,...

Scheduling optimization in a refinery for vegetable oils

A mathematical model has been developed to determine the timing of the tasks that can be performed on a variety of units to produce a variety of end states and to monitor the flow of the material through the network. The mathematical model is based on the work of Kondili et al. (1993) and is extended with the ability to monitor and restrict the...

Data Driven Shelf Life Prediction

Artificial intelligence is used in this research to predict the shelf life of strawberries. The prediction of shelf life is based on temperature measurements from the moment a package of strawberries is harvested till the moment this same package is bought by a customer in a local PLUS supermarket. The strawberries are harvested in the south of...

Quality-aware control for optimizing meat supply chains

Controlling food quality and reducing waste is one of the most challenging tasks in the food industry, as it is facing high rates of wastage, leading to negative environmental impact. This research focuses on improving the scheduling and control of the supply chain of Irish lamb meat using real-time quality and temperature information....

Survey on operational perishables quility control and logistics

Ionic aging and the shelf-life of ballistic self-healing in ionomers

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