Modeling Food Processing Operations

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Using logistic models to optimize the food supply chain

R. García-Flores¹ [e-mail]; O.V. de Souza Filho² [e-mail]; R.S. Martins² [e-mail]; C.V.B. Martins³ [e-mail]; P. Juliano⁴ [e-mail]    ¹ CSIRO Computational Informatics, Clayton South, Victoria, Australia² Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil³ Unioeste, Toledo, Paraná, Brazil⁴ CSIRO Animal, Food and Health Sciences, Werribee, Victoria, Australia

Abstract

Food distribution is just as important as its production and processing and is becoming more important by the day. The driving factors are a growing population, scarcer resources, increasing attention to food security, ...