THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD OPERATIONS AND PROCESSING SIMULATION WORKSHOP (FOODOPS 2018)

Workshop Aim 

The Workshop offers the possibility to present results and critical issues concerning processes design and operations management in food industry using Modeling and Simulation as methodological approach. We welcome high-quality, original scientific contributions and will consider them for publication. The International Program Committee will accept two types of camera-ready papers: extended paper (10 pages, 2 columns); regular paper (6 pages, 2 columns). Please refer to the on line authors instruction section. 

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Workshop Topics 

Nevertheless, different topics concerning processes and operations management in food industry are welcome as well. Authors are kindly invited to include in their papers and presentations all the research works, case studies and application both theoretical and applied. 

- Food processes modeling and simulation 

- Advanced models and applications for food production, distribution and traceability 

- Food Supply Chain and cold supply chain management 

- Economic, social, business and environmental challenges in food supply chains 

- Inventory management for food, beverage and perishable products 

- Decision support systems applications in food production and distribution 

- Greening the supply chain and environmental sustainability 

- Simulation optimization approaches in food processing and distribution 

- Production systems design in food industry 

- Design and production of novel foods 

- Design and operation of food processes, plant and equipment 

- Economics of food engineering 

- Shelf-life 

- Sustainable technologies in food processing 

- Packaging, cleaning, and sanitation technologies 

Current list of Tracks: 

- Liquid Food Processing 

- Simulation of Food Supply Chain 

- Modelling and Simulation of food processing 

- Modelling and Simulation of food properties 

- Modelling and simulation of food fouling and cleaning techniques 

- Modeling of transport phenomena in food processes assisted by microwaves and radio-frequencies