ABSTRACT
Food and dairy industry is becoming one of the major backbones of the development of world economies. The growing demand for the food and dairy products due to population and nutritional awareness has resulted in enhanced production cycle. The dairy industry is looked like the support business for farming. The livestock of cattle and buffalos mainly contribute to the variability of the input. The dairy industry is mainly run by cooperative societies and the farmers are primary stakeholders. Due to globalization and competition from other sectors, this industry is also witnessing changes. This change is, in many folds, in the operation of the plant. Use of modern equipment and sensors is becoming common. Areas of automation in dairy industry are identied by many manufacturers, which will boost the efciency of the plant. The production downtime is a major issue as the commodity is perishable one.
