PROCEDURE FOR THE EVALUATION OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SUGAR INDUSTRY

Autor: Rabassa Olazábal Glenia, González Suárez Erenio, Pérez Sanchez Amaury, Miño Valdés Juan Esteban, Pérez Martínez Amaury
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Visión de Futuro, Vol 20, Iss 2 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1669-7634
1668-8708
Popis: The aim of this study was to propose a method, to develop, assess and validate the business opportunities that arise in the premises of the Cuban sugar industry. A Heuristic Diagram which took into account technical, economic, social, environmental and risk factors, using tools Management Analysis Development to identify the main options of industrial production processes with high efficiency, material balances designed and energy Complex goal Process Analysis, which allows you to view the best business option. The proposed production process of D-xylose and glucose from waste and by-products of the sugar industry procedure was applied. The criteria used were quantified using the SuperPro Designer® version 9.0, Statgraphics Centurion version XVI, KeywordSpy and Excel software. It was concluded that the procedure was successful applied and developed to validate, in this case, the production of D-xylose and glucose from bagasse from sugar cane. Moreover, this business opportunity evaluated, presented viable technical, economic and environmental indicators for the Cuban sugar industry.
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