Search for dissertations about: "food production industry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 75 swedish dissertations containing the words food production industry.

  2. 1. Every Injured has a Story to Tell : analysing organisational preconditions for occupational accidents in the Swedish food industry

    Author : Christina Stave; Institutionen för produkt- och produktionsutveckling Chalmers University of Technology; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Accident; Food; Industry; Occupation; V Medicine; V Medicine;

    Abstract : The continuing high frequency of occupational accidents in the Swedish food industry calls for new approaches in order to identify and describe the underlying factors. In the present thesis, therefore, occupational accidents were investigated from the operator’s perspective, in order to explore the organisational preconditions. READ MORE

  4. 2. Production in a State of Abundance : Valuation and Practice in the Swedish Meat Supply Chain

    Author : Jonas Bååth; Patrik Aspers; Tora Holmberg; Turo-Kimmo Lehtonen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; abundance; production; valuation; Swedish meat industry; supply chain; post-scarcity society; economic sociology; food studies; agriculture; grocery retail; pragmatism; practice theory; ethnography; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Abstract : This thesis is a sociological contribution to the study of abundance. It discusses the case of Swedish meat producers and how they persist in producing pork and beef despite a lack of demand and competitive disadvantages compared with foreign suppliers. READ MORE

  5. 3. Modelling of Jet impingement Heat Transfer for Cooling of Cylindrical Foods

    Author : Eva Olsson; Livsmedelsteknik; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; multiple jets; Nusselt number; cooling; sinle jet; Jet impingement heat transfer; CFD; cylinder; SST; food;

    Abstract : Cooling is an energy consuming operation in the food industry. Rapid cooling reduces the risk of growth of micro-organisms, improves the quality of the food product and increase the production rate... READ MORE

  6. 4. Fungi-based biorefinery model for food industry waste : progress toward a circular economy

    Author : Pedro Souza Filho; Satinder Kaur Brar; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; filamentous fungi; circular economy; biorefinery; food industry; fungal biomass; bioplastic; resource recovery; Resource Recovery; Resursåtervinning;

    Abstract : The food industry, one of the most important industrial sectors worldwide, generates large amounts of biodegradable waste with high organic load. In recent years, the traditional management methods to treat this waste (e.g., landfilling) have been considered not suitable because they do not exploit the potential of the waste material. READ MORE

  7. 5. Industrial Safety: Principles for Safety Management based on Emperical Studies

    Author : Petra Willquist; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; safety analysis; method; risk; occupational safety; production; food industry; accidents; manufacturing;

    Abstract : Although safety management has developed considerably during the last decades, occupational accidents still contribute to work-related health problems worldwide. This thesis investigates occupational accidents in production environments, explores existing safety management and provides some insights into why it fails to function in a satisfactory manner. READ MORE