The use of simulation methods to analyze the functioning of kefir production processes

The article is devoted to increasing the efficiency of kefir production through the use of the simulation method, which allows you to create a multi-agent simulation model that describes the real processes of the studied production in the virtual space. The advantages of using simulation models in comparison with conducting experiments in a real system and using other methods are shown. Such a model allows you to obtain detailed statistics on various aspects of the functioning of the system under study, depending on the input data, reflecting the processes as if they were happening in reality. The article defines the relevance of the topic. It is shown that in the process of producing kefir there are problems typical for the market: constantly changing consumer demand for products, the emergence of new varieties of products, new technologies and modern progressive equipment. To meet these requirements, a flexible, rapidly restructuring production organization scheme is needed, which will work effectively with the introduction of an intelligent system for automatic quality control of kefir production and will contribute to a quick and effective restructuring of the technological equipment used, as well as technological modes of production. Therefore, the analysis of the structure of the dairy enterprise from the point of view of the main events of the modeled system was carried out, on the basis of which a logical and mathematical model of kefir production in the form of a multiphase multichannel system was developed and presented. Also, a systematic analysis of the automation object - the kefir production line was carried out. All stages of kefir production are considered, taking into account the information processes occurring in them, which made it possible to develop a flow diagram of the relationship between different workshops and raw material flows in the production of kefir. The carried out experimental studies allowed to obtain a multi-agent simulation model of kefir production. To implement the presented model, the software product AnyLogic was used. After the development of this model, 2D and 3D simulation models of the kefir production process were presented to test its operability. This article lists all the agents of the model.