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Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. moup@lamolina.edu.pe
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Quala Perú SAC. 20080746@lamolina.edu.pe
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Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. gchire@lamolina.edu.pe
Abstract: The Biostructured Process Control Method (BCPM) is a new method similar to the Balance
Score Card dashboard with a quantitative control based on compliance with standards which was applied
in the industrial manufacture of cookies. The control biostructure, designed considering the characteristics
of the process, was made up of five sub-processes (mixing, molding, baking, sandwiching and packaging)
and three sub-processes as part of the mixing sub-process; also, 16 control parameters were identified.
Control variable data were evaluated over a five-month period. The control was performed according to the
efficacies of the sub-processes and control variables, for which target values were set. During the evaluation
period, the process achieved between 95% and 98.1% of efficacy, as the company required 95% to meet
internal standard. Opportunities for improvement were identified in sub-processes with lower efficacies.
This method can be applied in the food industry to identify deficiencies in production processes.
Key words: Biostructured Process Control Method; Cookies company; Efficacy; Food industry; Process
control; Productivity.
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(Manley, 1989; Freisleben and Strelen, 1995; Tonnes per year 48 48 52 48 100 44 60 400
Realyvásquez et al., 2018). Family of
2 2 3 4 5 3 3
Products per line
A new process control method was applied in
the manufacture of cookies at an industrial level Table 2. Total production 2016.
that was developed for the quality management Cookies
Production
of university academic processes (Ureña, 2011), Month (tonne/ #Shifts Batches
hours
month)
such as training a student, doing research,
June 1 003 50 562 401
among others, which are made up of several sub-
July 890 45 499 356
processes that in turn have others that make
them up, generating a very complex process August 980 49 549 392
structure for their control (UNSAAC, 2016). The September 748 37 419 300
method uses a calculation matrix structured like October 1 018 51 571 408
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New control method for the industrial
process of cookies manufacturing
kg of water 2600
Dough pH 2600
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Table 6. Matrix for calculating efficacies in the biostructure. Table 7. Matrix of process evaluation in the biostructure.
Cv LV TV UV OV EV AV A3 A2 A1 A0 P0 P1 P2 P3 CV EV AV A3 A2 A1 A0
C1 3(1) C1
Ev values in each sub-process. Process efficacy Evaluation of the processes of the biostructure.
(A0) is the average of the efficacies of the level As only what can be measured can be controlled,
1 sub-processes (A1, A2 and A3). A1, A2, A4, A6 the evaluation of the processes was carried out
and A7 have the same corresponding Av value. based on the analysis of the values reached in the
A3 is the average of the efficacies of the level 2 control variables (Ureña, 2009). Table 7 shows
sub-processes. the elements of the biostructure assessment
matrix. The column of Control variables (Cv),
Efficacy was measured using the values Ov
the values corresponding to the variables of
the control variables of the process in relation to
each sub-process are placed. P(0) is the process
those established as a target value (Bouza, 2000;
located at zero level of the biostructure. P(1), P(2)
Montero-Vega et al. 2013; García-Torres, 2018), and P(3) are sub-processes of each level. Ev is
applying the matrix in Table 7 and the following the efficacy calculated for the variable. Av is the
efficacy (Equation 1). average efficacy of the control variables and A3,
A2, A1 and A0 of the processes. In this case, the
biostructure corresponds to a process with seven
sub-processes: at level 1 it has three, of which
two are not made up of other sub-processes; at
level 2 it has two, of which one is made up of two
Where: Ev = Efficacy per variable/sub-process/ sub-processes. Sub-processes 1, 2 and 7 have
process; Tv = Target value of the variable; Ov = only one control variable, sub-processes 6 and
Observed value of the variable. 4 have two and three, respectively.
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process of cookies manufacturing
Sub-process level
Control variable LV* TV* UTV*
1 2
Dosage Uncritical - - -
Sodium bicarbonate
7.0 8.0 9.0
weight (kg)
Stage 3
Dough temperature
28.0 30.0 32.0
(°C)
*LV: Lower target value; *TV: Target value; *UTV: Upper target
Figure 2. Process flow diagram of sandwich cookies. value.
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The mixing operation was carried out in three Table 10 shows the control variables that
stages: the first stage is known as creaming, in did not reach the efficacy of the standard
which minor ingredients and sugar are added; most frequently (5 times) during five months
the second stage is for the addition of the major of production of 2016: weight of the sodium
ingredients and the final stage is where the flour bicarbonate (kg), temperature of the dough (°C)
is added. Each of them has different mixing and pH of the cookies.
times. The control of this variable is performed
Table 9. Biostructure of the sandwich cream-filled cookie
by the shift operator and is recorded once per manufacturing process.
product batch. When mixed, the amounts of
Elements of the biostructure *
water, sodium and ammonium are controlled
because they have variation ranges. Control variable OV
EV Av A2 A1 A0
(%) (%) (%) (%) (%)
In moulding, the dough weight is controlled
Uncritical - - - - -
after passing through the mould. Taking care
Mixing Time Stage 1
that the dough weight is within the specified (min)
8.0 99.9
range guarantees the control of this parameter
Water weight (kg) 87.9 90.2
96.7 96.7
in later stages. This variable is recorded by the
Ammonium
operator once per batch produced. bicarbonate weight 7.0 100
(kg)
During product baking, moisture, pH, weight
Mixing Time Stage 2
4.1 98.8 98.8 98.8
and height are controlled. These variables are (min) 95.8
also recorded by the oven operator once per Mixing Time Stage 3
8.0 100
(min)
batch. Later, in the production of the actual
sandwich, the weight of the filling and the Sodium bicarbonate
9.5 81.3
weight (kg) 92.0 92.0
height of the sandwich are controlled once per 95.0
Dough temperature
batch by the operator. Finally, the net weight (°C)
33.9 86.9
control per hour is carried out on the packaged Dough pH 8.0 99.6
product, which must be supported by the Dough weight (g) 38.0 94.4 94.4 94.4
controls previously carried out. Cookie weight (g) 33.0 96.9
In the second phase (Figure 1), the sandwich Moisture (%) 2.6 87.0
93.4 93.4
cream-filled cookie manufacturing process was Height (mm) 49.0 95.7
assigned level zero, which is made up of the level Cookie pH 9.0 94.1
one sub-processes: mixing, moulding, baking, Filling weight (g) 11.4 90.4
sandwiching and packaging. The mixing, in Sandwich Height 94.1 94.1
48.0 97.9
turn, is made up of three level two sub-processes (mm)
(stages 1, 2 and 3). No level three sub-processes Net weight (g) 37.0 97.2 97.2 97.2
were identified for this process (Table 9).
Table 10. Low efficacy frequency.
In the third phase the data was processed by
Frequency
batch, day, month and five months of production Sub-processes Control variable
(5 months)
of 2016. In this period the process had an efficacy Mixing Water weight (kg) 1
range of 95% to 98.1%. Table 9 shows the lowest Mixing Sodium bicarbonate weight (kg) 5
efficacy values in the biostructure evaluation Mixing Dough temperature (°C) 5
matrix for the month in which the process had Moulding Dough weight (g) 1
the lowest efficacy value of the five months Baking Moisture (%) 2
evaluated (95%); this information was used to
Baking Cookie pH 5
make corrections and improve the efficacies of
Sandwich
Filing weight (g) 1
the control variables. forming
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