Determining Factors for Minimizing Oven Downtime through Controlled Batch Management: A Multineutrosophic Approach with ARAS

This study addresses a critical operational challenge in the baking industry: minimizing oven downtime through effective batch processing control. This study assesses which factors are the most critical contributors to minimizing downtime on batch processing operations to hypothesize efficiencies. B...

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Main Authors: Shakila Devi G.T., Sangeetha S., Maikel Yelandi Leyva Vazquez
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Language:English
Published: University of New Mexico 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://fs.unm.edu/NSS/14.BatchManagementMultineutrosophicARAS.pdf
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description This study addresses a critical operational challenge in the baking industry: minimizing oven downtime through effective batch processing control. This study assesses which factors are the most critical contributors to minimizing downtime on batch processing operations to hypothesize efficiencies. But why is this problem? Sadly, much research has been done and found that ineffective resource allocation not only wastes funds but also increases carbon footprint for unnecessary baking, which is ironic since fresh products must drive demand at a low-cost. Furthermore, minimizing downtime allows for the more sustainability-oriented production that today's manufacturers are on the hook for. Therefore, testing new industrial process solutions is warranted. Currently, a lot of scholarly research exists about queuing theory and supply chain feasibility; however, little is known. Many investigations fail to concentrate on baking process optimization with uncertainty and subjectivity of decision-makers as top determinations. Therefore, this study is the first to bridge the gap using multineutrosophic theory and a decision-making tool called Additive Ratio Assessment (ARAS)—a prioritizing assessment tool—which provides nuance to criterion assessments and weighting via incremental rounds with experts rendered neutrosophic. Ultimately the neutrosophic composite-fueled determination of the most critical criteria/test variables includes: batch arrival rate, acceptable batch size and setup time. Ultimately regulating batch processing according to predetermined thresholds vetted against neutrosophic variables decreases downtime significantly without negatively impacting quality control. This project adds to the literature a new methodology that legitimizes ideation for uncertainty-based decision making along with new recommendations for implementation that reduce energy expenditure, new resource allocation and production efficiency takeaways for bakeries that improve their competitive advantage and sustainable quality of life.
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spelling doaj-art-20b7c9c5138b4cedbe4e033aa8d4314d2025-08-20T03:46:53ZengUniversity of New MexicoNeutrosophic Sets and Systems2331-60552331-608X2025-07-018917418410.5281/zenodo.16462000Determining Factors for Minimizing Oven Downtime through Controlled Batch Management: A Multineutrosophic Approach with ARASShakila Devi G.T.Sangeetha S.Maikel Yelandi Leyva VazquezThis study addresses a critical operational challenge in the baking industry: minimizing oven downtime through effective batch processing control. This study assesses which factors are the most critical contributors to minimizing downtime on batch processing operations to hypothesize efficiencies. But why is this problem? Sadly, much research has been done and found that ineffective resource allocation not only wastes funds but also increases carbon footprint for unnecessary baking, which is ironic since fresh products must drive demand at a low-cost. Furthermore, minimizing downtime allows for the more sustainability-oriented production that today's manufacturers are on the hook for. Therefore, testing new industrial process solutions is warranted. Currently, a lot of scholarly research exists about queuing theory and supply chain feasibility; however, little is known. Many investigations fail to concentrate on baking process optimization with uncertainty and subjectivity of decision-makers as top determinations. Therefore, this study is the first to bridge the gap using multineutrosophic theory and a decision-making tool called Additive Ratio Assessment (ARAS)—a prioritizing assessment tool—which provides nuance to criterion assessments and weighting via incremental rounds with experts rendered neutrosophic. Ultimately the neutrosophic composite-fueled determination of the most critical criteria/test variables includes: batch arrival rate, acceptable batch size and setup time. Ultimately regulating batch processing according to predetermined thresholds vetted against neutrosophic variables decreases downtime significantly without negatively impacting quality control. This project adds to the literature a new methodology that legitimizes ideation for uncertainty-based decision making along with new recommendations for implementation that reduce energy expenditure, new resource allocation and production efficiency takeaways for bakeries that improve their competitive advantage and sustainable quality of life. https://fs.unm.edu/NSS/14.BatchManagementMultineutrosophicARAS.pdfbatch managementdowntimeovensmultineutrosophicarasefficiencysustainability
spellingShingle Shakila Devi G.T.
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Determining Factors for Minimizing Oven Downtime through Controlled Batch Management: A Multineutrosophic Approach with ARAS
Neutrosophic Sets and Systems
batch management
downtime
ovens
multineutrosophic
aras
efficiency
sustainability
title Determining Factors for Minimizing Oven Downtime through Controlled Batch Management: A Multineutrosophic Approach with ARAS
title_full Determining Factors for Minimizing Oven Downtime through Controlled Batch Management: A Multineutrosophic Approach with ARAS
title_fullStr Determining Factors for Minimizing Oven Downtime through Controlled Batch Management: A Multineutrosophic Approach with ARAS
title_full_unstemmed Determining Factors for Minimizing Oven Downtime through Controlled Batch Management: A Multineutrosophic Approach with ARAS
title_short Determining Factors for Minimizing Oven Downtime through Controlled Batch Management: A Multineutrosophic Approach with ARAS
title_sort determining factors for minimizing oven downtime through controlled batch management a multineutrosophic approach with aras
topic batch management
downtime
ovens
multineutrosophic
aras
efficiency
sustainability
url https://fs.unm.edu/NSS/14.BatchManagementMultineutrosophicARAS.pdf
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