SUMMARY During short-term scheduling in a steel plant, one problem is to know beforehand how long equipment will be usable and when it will have to be maintained. The proposed system answers this question for a part in a continuous caster in order to inform another system that schedules short-term production. It uses fuzzy inference rules to process input data and to compute the life-expectancy...

We consider a model of a two-stage push-pull production-distribution supply chain. The orders arrive at the final stage according to a Poisson process. Two separate operations, which take place at different locations with exponential service times, are required to convert the raw materials into finished goods. When the first operation is completed the intermediate inventory is held at the first...

One of the most important directions in solving problem ensuring food security population and improving environmental situation country is rational use its own raw materials, including secondary ones, that is, waste from various sectors industry. Their composition model composite mixtures will significantly expand range targeted bakery products, this case, intended for prevention treatment dise...

Excessive consumption of red meat is associated with various diseases including coronary heart diseases and cancer. Lower health-related problems of chicken meat, consumption of chicken meat, and mechanically deboned chicken meat (MDCM) have been increased due to their cheaper prices. Thereby, chemical, microbial, and physical causes of chicken meat losses and the safety aspects are needed to b...

Introduction: Cleaner productions in textile industry is achieved by reducing water and chemicals’ consumption, saving energy, reducing production of air pollution and solid wastes, reducing toxicity and noise pollution through many solutions. The purpose of the present research was to apply Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) and Quality Systems Planning Matrix (QSPM) te...

raw cane sugar is one of the most important product in the sugar industry and is the main raw material for the white sugar production. morphological and physical properties of this product might influence the final white sugar. for instance, the behavior during centrifugation, transport and storage is related to the characteristics of these crystals. the object of this study was to determine th...

Microstructural and mechanical properties of alkali activated binders based on blends of Colombian granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) and fly ash (FA) were investigated. The synthesis of alkali activated binders was conducted at 85 °C for 24 h with different slag/fly ash ratios (100:0, 80:20, 60:40, 40:60, 20:80, and 0:100). Mineralogical and microstructural characterization was carried out b...