Theoretical Framework
This theoretical framework will explore the pertinent themes for this research:
the development of a candy pulling and cutting machine for Tira tira production will
be discussed with accordance to background and production theory of the study. The
research's conceptual framework concludes the theoretical framework.
1.1 Product Overview
Thiffeault, Jean-Luc. (2018), discussed that tira tira is a sort of candy prepared
by boiling sugar to a crucial temperature, allowing the mixture to cool on a slab, and
then repeatedly stretching and folding the resulting mass. Until the late nineteenth
century, the candy was made entirely by hand - a laborious process. The procedure
was ready for automation. Firchau (1893) was the first to patent a mechanical candy
puller; his invention consisted of two counter-rotating rods on concentric circles.
The objective of pulling is to infuse the candy which provides a finer texture.
Numerous devices have been developed to aid with pulling and even cutting, all of
which are composed of a collection of fixed and moving rods or pins.
1.2 Production Theory
Marsden et al., (2000); Blandon et al., (2019), The actions or processes
associated with the production, cutting, and pulling of food, particularly candies, in
order to maintain the safety and quality in the most efficient and effective manner
possible. The distinction such as machine logistics and production chain management
is the significance placed on elements such as food quality, and safety within a certain
time frame.
The production theory of Thiffeault, Jean-Luc. (2018), identifies the scope and
depth of a candy manufacturing and assembly activities— cutting, pulling,
processing, manufacturing, and assembling. A single manufacturing process or
multiple processes, depending on internal and external factors. In other words, it may
involve simply one of the following processes: assembly, manufacturing, processing,
or design, or it may involve all of these. The process of the machine include all
associated with conceptual layout, sketching, patterning, prototyping, and research
and development (R&D).
Theoretically, production-management machine and design (cutting and
pulling) technology should have a stronger production and technological base than
one that does not. Although the framework is inconclusive, it offers an effective
conceptual framework for technology assessment for tira-tira candy machine, which
typically use production functions and modify forms to quantify technological levels.
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Marsden, T., Banks, J. and Bristow, G. (2000), “Food supply chain approaches:
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Thiffeault, Jean-Luc. (2018). The Mathematics of Taffy (Candy) Pullers. The
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