Intelligent Operational Decision Support System for Sugar Factory Resource Efficiency

With the economic crisis that is looming over the world due to changes in the energy sector and a reduction in the supply of certain types of products, energy and resource efficiency issues are becoming more relevant for the food industry. Also important is the preservation of the environment and the implementation of Cleaner Production trends. Most enterprises follow the concept of Industry 4.0 and increase efficiency through the implementation of intelligent methods, in particular machine learning. The paper proposes a neural network model of sugar production. The model makes it possible to predict the main estimates of resource efficiency used to correct the technological modes of production by the operator-technologist. The structure of the operational decision support system has been developed and is used by personnel to model and predict changes in resource efficiency estimates and KPIs calculated on their basis. Its feature is the integration of methods for achieving resource efficiency, improving environmental performance and ensuring KPIs. To do this, at the initial stage, an analysis of the main flows that affect resource efficiency and an assessment of their importance was carried out. Ensuring Production Performance is confirmed by the simulation and the adequacy of the created neural network accuracy of more than 95%.