A Real-time utilities management system for optimising cleaning operations in a brewery

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Lees, Michael ^a   Ellen, Robert ^b   Brodie, Paul ^a   Steffens, Marc ^c  

^a Foster's Australia   (Australia)

^b EGA Technologies   (Australia)

^c Daesim Technologies   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BREWERY OPERATIONS; CHEMICAL USE; CLEAN-IN-PLACE SYSTEMS; CLEANING CYCLES; FINANCIAL YEAR; INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS; MASS BALANCE ESTIMATES; OPTIMISATION; OPTIMISING CLEANING OPERATION; REAL TIME; UTILITIES CONSUMPTION; UTILITIES MANAGEMENT;

BEVERAGES; CAUSTIC SODA; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; ERGONOMICS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT;

BREWERIES;

EID: 67650333039     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICIT.2009.4939519     Document Type: Conference Paper

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