Reliability analysis of an automated pizza production line

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-96

  Liberopoulos, George ^a   Tsarouhas, Panagiotis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAMIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bread and bakery products manufacturing; Field failure data; Pizza production line; Reliability analysis

Indexed keywords

BAKERIES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BREAD AND BAKERY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING; FIELD FAILURE DATA; PIZZA PRODUCTION LINE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 13444280322     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2004.07.014     Document Type: Article

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