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Simulating Automated Food Plants

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Recent years have seen increasing automation and integration of the manufacturing of foodstuffs in the UK. This paper uses two case studies to describe the principles of simulating such plants. These simulations can be used for designing new plants or for improving the performance of existing plants.

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  1. Department of Operational Research, University of Lancaster,

    Michael Pidd

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Pidd, M. Simulating Automated Food Plants. J Oper Res Soc 38, 683–692 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.1987.117

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