DocumentCode
2747076
Title
Value stream mapping: A dairy industry prospective
Author
Melvin, A. ; Baglee
Author_Institution
Sunderland Univ., Sunderland
fYear
2008
fDate
28-30 June 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to present a study on how Value Stream Mapping (VSM) can be applied to the food and drink industry, in particular a company who manufacture yoghurt based products. The aim is to identify areas of waste and how these can be reduced and/or eliminated from the value stream.
Keywords
beverage industry; corporate modelling; dairy products; refrigeration; supply chains; waste reduction; dairy industry; drink industry; food industry; maintenance; rapidly cool palletized products; refrigeration; supply chains; value stream mapping; waste reduction; yoghurt products; Beverage industry; Costs; Energy efficiency; Food industry; Food manufacturing; Food technology; Manufacturing industries; Production facilities; Refrigeration; Supply chains; Energy; Refrigeration; Supply Chains; Value Stream Mapping (VSM);
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering Management Conference, 2008. IEMC Europe 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location
Estoril
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2288-3
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2289-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMCE.2008.4618003
Filename
4618003
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