processes include drying, spray drying, freeze drying, freezing, vacuum-packing, canning, preserving in syrup, sugar crystallization, food irradiation, and adding preservatives or inert gases such as carbon dioxide. Other methods that not only help to preserve food, but also add flavor, include pickling, salting, smoking, preserving in syrup or alcohol, sugar crystallization and curing.
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Process Analysis of Receiving Plant #1
A) Receiving Plant No. 1 (RP1)
RP1 received both fresh fruits and process fruits from early September to early December. This operation involved more than 400 workers. However the process was highly mechanized in many ways and was classified into several operations: receiving and testing, dumping, temporary holding, de-stoning, de-chaffing, drying, separ
process fruit into the receiving plant……” From his comment, we know that problems of overtime costs and excessive waiting time have caused. Followings are the major cause and recommended solutions we came up with to the problems.
2) Capacity & Problem Analysis
I. Capacity Analysis
RP1 was highly mechanized. The process could be classified into several operations : receiving and
process fruit section was $2.25/hr.
- The straight-time pay rate for the full-year employees averaged $3.75/hr.
The amount of overtime used in a day or week depended on how effectively workers could be scheduled.
- If we had operated RP1 after 11pm, it would be desirable to have some workers report for work at 6PM or later.
- There was also the problem of absenteeism.
- So, Wallisto
Vacuum and freeze drying processes are used for products with delicate flavours and textures like coffee granules, eggs, prawns and vegetables. The process involves freezing, and evaporating the ice away, under reduced pressure. It is an expensive process but gives a produce which is high in flavour and palatability. Milk may be dried on rollers or by spraying concentrated milk into hot air chamb