We consider the problem of scheduling n jobs with release dates on m identical parallel batch processing machines so as to minimize the maximum lateness. Each batch processing machine can process up to B (B < n) jobs simultaneously as a batch, and the processing time of a batch is the largest processing time among the jobs in the batch. Jobs processed in the same batch start and complete at the...

two batches of frankfurters containing about 55% chicken meat with two different oils (including canola and soybean) were manufactured. batch 1 included canola oil and batch 2 included soybean oil in the products. various analyses were performed to detect the lipid changes of both batches during storage. fatty acid composition analysis using gas chromatography showed little change in the fatty ...

Batch-wise variations, called intra-batch evolution here, widely exist in batch processes. In this paper, intra-batch evolution is tracked and monitored for multiphase batch processes. First, a batch cycle is divided into multiple phases. Within each phase, sliding windows are constructed for analysis of intra-batch relative variations, based on which different process modes are separated in or...

Industrial fermentation systems are often operated in fed-batch mode [1], however this mode of operation can make planning and scheduling challenging due to batch-to-batch variation. There is natural variability in the length of the batch phase due to biological variations, in addition to batch-to-batch variations in initial process conditions from raw materials [2]. These affect the reproducib...

The batch is an important technique for delivering video over Internet or VoD. It is a key method to improve effect for video multicast. In this paper, we research the batch strategy of proxy cache for streaming media using dynamic cache, proposed the three kind of cache algorithm for proxy cache: window batch, size batch, efficient batch. These methods increased the length of batch, solved the...

Training deep neural networks with Stochastic Gradient Descent, or its variants, requires careful choice of both learning rate and batch size. While smaller batch sizes generally converge in fewer training epochs, larger batch sizes offer more parallelism and hence better computational efficiency. We have developed a new training approach that, rather than statically choosing a single batch siz...

BACKGROUND This study describes a model developed to evaluate the transboundary risk of PEDV-contaminated swine feed ingredients and the effect of two mitigation strategies during a simulated transport event from China to the US. RESULTS Ingredients imported to the USA from China, including organic & conventional soybeans and meal, lysine hydrochloride, D-L methionine, tryptophan, Vitamins A,...

The objective of this research was to investigate the influence of the over-expression of recombinant interferon-g during high cell density cultivation on cellular characteristics of recombinant E. coli. Batch and fed-batch culture techniques were employed to grow Escherichia coli BL21 for production of human gamma-interferon in pET expression system. Final cell densities in batch and fed-batch...

In this paper, a novel monitoring method for the repetitive batch operation with two-dimensional dynamic behavior is proposed. It combines dynamic multiway principal component analysis (DMPCA) and hidden segmental semi-Markov models (HSMM) to resolve the problem caused by the two-dimensional behavior of batch processes. DMPCA utilizes the batch-to-batch dynamic characteristics and eliminates th...

Most large-scale production processes in biotechnology are performed in fed-batch operational mode. In contrast, the screenings for microbial production strains are run in batch mode, which results in the microorganisms being subjected to different physiological conditions. This significantly affects strain selection. To demonstrate differences in ranking during strain selection depending on th...