This paper discusses the simulation study carried out for proposing one-piece lean line layout with features of Lean Manufacturing. The lean initiatives that can be addressed are, introducing Kanban replenishment sys-tem, better work-in-process, changing the layout, visual management techniques, standardized work for the re-duction of cycle time, number of workers, number of setups. To improve ...

The aim of this article is to supply the first empirical research inspecting how changes in diesel prices influence four agricultural commodities Bulgaria. For purpose, using a VECM and monthly commodity between January 2011 July 2022, we estimated short-run long-run producer retail cow’s milk, chicken eggs, greenhouse tomatoes cucumbers due change average prices. Granger causality test indicat...

Retail milk price responses to farm price changes were analyzed for Boston, Massachusetts, and Hartford, Connecticut. Prior research concluded asymmetries did not exist in the response of retail fluid milk prices to changes in farm prices. This study finds transmission rates were greater for the Compact period (100 – 120 percent) than the PreCompact period (66 – 88 percent). Short-run asymmetri...

In this paper, we introduce a model  to optimization of milk run system that is one of VRP problem with time window and uncertainty in inventory. This approach led to the routes with minimum cost of transportation while satisfying all inventory in a given bounded set of uncertainty .The problem is formulated as a robust optimization problem. Since the resulted problem illustrates that grows up ...

This method was developed and validated to detect and quantitate tilmicosin residues in cow milk over a range of 0.010-10 microg/mL, and in sheep milk over a range of 0.025-0.5 microg/mL. The procedure involves extracting the milk sample with acetonitrile and using a C18 cartridge to perform a solid-phase extraction cleanup of the extract. A reversed-phase gradient liquid chromatography method ...

The management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is an important and critical aspect in the field of Reverse Logistics. The strategic importance of good treatment of waste is fundamental for reaching the objectives of environmental protection (as energy, natural resources, waste reduction) and economics goals (the lower cost of secondary raw materials for example). The followi...

Tugger trains became a popular means of supply in material handling intensive production systems. In contrast to forklift trucks they interlink a supermarket with multiple delivery locations along a transport route in a milk-run. But the efficiency gain (higher transport capacity, reduced labor costs) has its price: Compared to forklift trucks, planning and dimensioning of in-plant milk-run sys...

The interaction of substrates and hormones in response to ingestion of intact proteins during endurance exercise is unknown. This study characterized substrate and hormone responses to supplementation during endurance exercise. Nine male runners participated in 3 trials in which a non-fat (MILK), carbohydrate (CHO), or placebo (PLA) drink was consumed during a 2-hour treadmill run at 65% VO2max...