Liquid Food Origin Tracking via Database Recalculation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The food industry faces challenges in tracing the origin of liquid food products due to the mixing of batches from different sources, making it difficult to determine the specific sites of origin, which is crucial for quality control, safety, and consumer information.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that monitor and record the volume, composition, and time of incoming batches in a storage vessel, allowing for the identification of the specific sites of origin for a portion of a liquid food preparation drawn off, using a database to track the composition and origin of original batches over time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If batches from different origins are combined in storage tanks to achieve large-scale production, then production efficiency and cost-effectiveness are improved, but the ability to trace and determine the origin of individual batches is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary recording of origin information for each incoming batch before mixing occurs. By capturing and storing data about each batch's origin, composition, and volume at the point of receipt, the system preserves traceability information in advance, allowing later determination of origins even after batches are combined in storage tanks
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a digital copy or representation of the physical batch information through database records. Each incoming batch's origin data is copied into a structured database format, maintaining an information replica that can be queried later without requiring the physical batches to remain separate or identifiable
2Measurement precision
If chemical or physical analysis methods are used to determine batch origins, then origin determination capability is improved, but the complexity and cost of the system increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces complex chemical or physical analysis methods with a simplified information management approach. Instead of using laboratory equipment to analyze and identify batch compositions, the system uses database storage and calculation to determine origins based on recorded volume and composition data, dramatically reducing device complexity while maintaining determination capability
3Reliability
If detailed tracking of each batch is maintained throughout the process, then origin traceability is improved, but the operational complexity and data management burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the tracking task into manageable components by recording specific key parameters (volume, composition, origin) for each batch at specific points in the process. This segmented approach to data collection and storage makes the overall tracking system more manageable and less complex than attempting to track every detail of each batch throughout the entire process
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AI summary
The present invention provides a method for continuously monitoring origin of a liquid food preparation in a storage vessel, said liquid food preparation being prepared by combining a plurality of original batches, where specific amounts of said liquid food preparation are repeatedly removed from said first liquid food preparation, and where each of said original batches has been produced at a specific site of origin. According to the invention the composition of batches is constantly recalculated whenever new batches are added.