Using simulation to predict performance of salmon portioning line

The population of the world is growing rapidly and with it the demand of food supply. Not only is the demand for food growing but consumers are also demanding better products at reduced prices. This has caused an increased pressure on producers to decrease manufacturing cost without sacrificing the quality of the product. This evolution has resulted in an increased development of equipment and machinery for food production and the technology becomes better and better every day. In this study a simulation model is constructed to try to determine the optimum setup for an automatic salmon portioning cutter. The objective is to determine what salmon sizes are best suited for different products and how the input into the system could be altered based on different scenarios. A second objective is to see how it affects the efficiency of the system to put the offcut of the fillet into better use. The model is constructed in Simul8 using data from the manufacturer of the system and few days’ production of salmon. The results shows that the size of the salmon has a big impact on the production and analyzing what products and salmon sizes work most efficiently together, can increase the productivity and decrease manual handling. This results in decreased production cost without sacrificing the quality of the product.

Author dc:creator

• Jón Kolbeinn Guðjónsson 1984-

Contributors dc:contributor

• Háskólinn í Reykjavík

• Rekstrarverkfræði
• Matvælaframleiðsla
• Hermun
• Tækni- og verkfræðideild
• Meistaraprófsritgerðir
• Engineering management
• Simulation
• School of Science and Engineering

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1946/16135

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:skemman.is:1946/16135