Journal article
Cross-European initial survey on the use of mathematical models in food industry
University of Belgrade1
Agricultural University of Athens2
University of Thessaly3
Catholic University of Portugal4
Constantin Brancoveanu University5
University Politehnica of Bucharest6
University of Ljubljana7
Imperial College London8
University of Sarajevo9
University of Zagreb10
Cyprus University of Technology11
Research Group for Food Production Engineering, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark12
National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark13
INRAE14
Institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique15
Technical University of Munich16
...and 6 moreMathematical modelling plays an important role in food engineering having various mathematical models tailored for different food topics. However, mathematical models are followed by limited information on their application in food companies. This paper aims to discuss the extent and the conditions surrounding the usage of mathematical models in the context of European food and drinks industry.
It investigates the knowledge, nature and current use of modelling approaches in relation to the industry main characteristics. A total of 203 food companies from 12 European countries were included in this research. Results reveal that the country where the company operates, and size of the company, are more important predictors on the usage of mathematical models followed by the type of food sector.
The more developed countries are positioned at the higher level of knowledge and use of available models. Similar pattern was observed at the micro level showing that small or medium sized companies exhibit lack of knowledge, resources and limiting usage of models.
| Language: | English |
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| Year: | 2019 |
| Pages: | 109-116 |
| ISSN: | 18735770 and 02608774 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2019.06.007 |
| ORCIDs: | 0000-0002-8132-8299 , 0000-0002-7507-4042 , 0000-0001-7676-6465 , 0000-0003-0284-2247 , 0000-0002-6262-4447 , 0000-0001-7725-5907 , 0000-0002-0495-3955 , 0000-0001-5305-1248 , 0000-0002-1611-2264 , 0000-0003-0865-8619 , 0000-0002-9262-3357 and Feyissa, Aberham Hailu |
