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

  1. Latorre-Biel, J.-I. 1
  2. Jiménez-Macías, E. 2
  3. Blanco-Fernández, J. 2
  4. Sáenz-Díez, J.C. 2
  1. 1 Universidad Pública de Navarra
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    Universidad Pública de Navarra

    Pamplona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02z0cah89

  2. 2 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

Revista:
International Journal of Food Engineering

ISSN: 1556-3758

Año de publicación: 2014

Volumen: 10

Número: 4

Páginas: 573-582

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1515/IJFE-2013-0066 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-84917733172 WoS: WOS:000345979600004 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: International Journal of Food Engineering

Resumen

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.