The Second Edition will highlight change occurring at an accelerating rate as E-commerce, online retail and incorporation of social data that accelerates their pace of adaptation to rapidly changing global marketplace. As noted in the Proposed Table of Contents (follows), segments will be improved to include more applied methods and useable data, and the role of data in manufacturing and commerce will be accentuated.
Promotional Copy For The First Edition, from the Wiley website:
For the first time, engineering for the packaging industry – and for the biggest packaging user, food processing – is presented in a way that clearly demonstrates its interconnected, globally integrated nature. Food and Package Engineering is a groundbreaking work that serves as a comprehensive guide to the complexities and the potential of the industry.
Packaging draws on nearly every aspect of science, technology, business, social science, and engineering. Rather than present a traditionally linear view of these topics, the author takes a "Packaging Cycle" approach by guiding readers through the life of the package from raw materials and conversion, operations, distribution, retail, all the way to recycling or disposal by the consumer. Food and Package Engineering includes many essential topics usually not addressed in other food engineering or packaging texts, including:
• Raw materials production and conversion
• Inventory management and production scheduling
• Regulations, security and food safety
• Recycling and landfill issues
• Transportation systems and distribution packaging
• Evaluation of developing technologies
The comprehensive approach of this volume provides a framework to discuss critical interrelated topics such as economics, politics, and natural resources.