Food Factory Designs and Operations
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| BIOS4045 | Biosciences | 4 | 10 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- BIOS4045
- School
- Biosciences
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
The influence of hygiene, quality and legislation on the manufacture of food will be addressed up to factory scale. Design and layout of factories for low and high-risk foods will be explained with examples of Good Manufacturing Practice. Cleaning practices will be explained. The provision of services like steam and water (of the required quality) will be explained along with automation, particularly control using feedback loops. The legal constraints on food producers will be explained with reference to law. Insight into how Brands are made and work will be provided, along with understanding specifications and audit requirements. Intellectual property rights and patent application process will be introduced, as well as foundations of the patent structure and patent search databases. Students will learn about packaging and sustainability.
Target Students
Non-Food Production Management students.
Classes
- One 4-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks
Assessment
- 35% Coursework 1: Group presentation
- 65% Exam 1 (2-hour): ExamSys multiple choice
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
To make the student aware of a range of operations used in food manufacturing. Emphasis will be placed on the hygienicand legal requirements for the production of foods. The student, when working in a food factory, should have sufficient understanding to contribute, at managerial level, to a production team.Learning Outcomes
- To identify the key features required for the safe and profitable operation of food factories (factory design, services and legislation)
- To compare design features and choose appropriate production approaches for the safe and profitable operation of food factories
- To appreciate and apply fundamentals of intellectual property and foundations of patent law (Knowledge and Understanding)
Conveners
- Professor Ian Fisk
- Gleb Yakubov