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Potential of Conceptual Design Methodology for Food Process Innovation
The available time span for food product and process innovation is steadily decreasing, and to increase the
efficacy of the development cycles, systematic design procedures can be used to develop new and to
redesign existing processes. The Conceptual Process Design (CPD) methodologies used in chemical
industry might also be applied in the food industry to rethink their systems and to break down the
complexity of problems into several hierarchical levels. The Delft design matrix, a combination of the
iterative design procedure, hierarchical decomposition and task driven methods, is a promising tool which
can cover the different objectives and criteria of food design. This article analyzes the potential
applicability of Delft Design Matrix as a CPD methodology for food process design and illustrates its
functionality with the design of a bakery production system