This book is designed to explain and illustrate how food processing op- erations can be made more efficient and profitable through the application of computers in the laboratory, pilot plant, and production plant floor of industrial food processing plants. It is intended to provide a sufficient un- derstanding of how computer system concepts can be applied to food pro- cessing operations to permit technical managers, with the assistance of food engineering professionals, to identify, develop, and implement com- puter applications to meet their own specific needs. The book should also serve as...