Journal of Food Engineering, Vol.67, No.3, 289-299, 2005
Cost data analysis for the food industry
A systematic analysis of published food industries cost data is used (a) to estimate the appropriate factor models for rapid cost estimation in food plant design, and (b) to reveal the particular food industry characteristics for supporting various techno-economic studies. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords:fixed capital cost;equipment cost;raw materials cost;utilities cost;annual operating cost;food factories;food plant design;cost estimation;Labor cost;land cost;product cost;manpower;buildings construction cost;plant capacity