npmpm


mandatory input, exactly one non-negative inoculum size per process step


inoculum


error bound for stop criterion (default value 0.01)


errorb


interpolation method (default method cfuinterpolation)


intexmethod


method for selection of experiments (default method apsomv)


apsomvmethod


 method that returns one process step duration (default method psteppar)


pdistpsteps


stop criterion for the simulation (default method numberiterations),


lastiteration


method that calculates the bacterial concentration at the end of one process step (default method onestep)


calconestep


computes the concentration of bacteria in the end product of a process chain


The main method npmpm calculates bacterial concentrations
during food manufacture after a contamination. Variability and
uncertainty are included by use of probability distributions
and Monte Carlo Simulation. The model aims at predicting
possible bacterial concentrations at one certain point in time
s, e.g. at the end of a process chain. The process steps of
this process chain are run through in linear order.
Experimental data that match current process step conditions
are gathered, and one deterministic primary model is fitted to
every series of measured values. From every fitted curve one
concentration of bacteria at time s is computed, yielding a set
of concentrations. This sample of possible contamination sizes
is assumed to follow a certain probability distribution. After
calculation of distribution parameters, one value is randomly
drawn from this probability distribution. This value may be
modified, and then serves as contamination for the next process
step.

npmpm: main method of the package NPMPM

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