Software employing the linear programming
technique has been used in feed manufacturing for over 30 years. It has offered
the benefits of containing recipe cost whilst meeting the technical
requirements of the products. As technical knowledge, market conditions and
legislative requirements change, the demands on a formulation system
have moved beyond purely designing least cost recipes explains Ian Mealey of Format International
in the UK
This article can also be found at Feed Tech, volume 9, no. 6
Keywords: Feed
processing automation, linear programming, feed formulation, Format
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