Food Factory Design: Reality and Challenges Faced by Malaysian SMEs

被引：25

作者：

Hasnan, N. Z. Noor ^{[1
]}

Ab Aziz, N. ^{[1
]}

Zulkifli, N. ^{[2
]}

Taip, F. S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Putra Malaysia, Fac Engn, Dept Proc & Food Engn, Upm Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia

[2] Univ Putra Malaysia, Fac Engn, Dept Mech & Mfg Engn, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia

来源：

2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ENGINEERING (CAFE 2014) - NEW TRENDS FORWARD | 2014年 / 2卷

关键词：

Food factory; design; manufacturing system; small and medium enterprises; food hygiene; sustainability;

D O I：

10.1016/j.aaspro.2014.11.046

中图分类号：

S [农业科学];

学科分类号：

09 ;

摘要：

A competent food factory cannot be achieved if the factory is poorly designed. This paper identified the difficulties experienced by Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SME) in designing a food factory due to challenges faced by them. Two important manufacturing issues were analyzed and discovered to be related with poor factory design i.e. unsatisfactory food hygiene and lacking in sustainability. The analysis was based on a review of Malaysian data and literature. It is concluded that early considerations on food hygiene and sustainability can help SMEs to comply with hygiene standards, reduce cost and increase profit margin. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.

引用

页码：328 / 336

页数：9