Brady Brewer Stephen Eller Michelle Jones David Haury

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1 Brady Brewer Stephen Eller Michelle Jones David Haury

2 J-M Farms Main Facility Miami, OK Established Satellite Farms White & Portabella Mushrooms Cover OK, TX, AK, MS, NM, KS, MO, IA. Photo Available at :

3 Project Significance Sustainability Index Photo Available at :

4 Project Description Improve efficiency and quality of mushroom packaging process New cart was suggested We examined the entire packaging process Process Flow Machine Design

5 Current Process

6 Nomenclature Till RPC

7 Current Process

8 Harvesting Room

9 Picker Cart

10 Mushroom Harvesting

11 CPM Station

12 Quality Control

13 Lost Product

14 Engineering Interdisciplinary Problem Food Handling Industrial Engineering / Ergonomics Mechanical Design Increase Efficiency Increase Product Quality

15 Engineering Concepts Industrial/Ergonomic Ideas 1. CPM Weighing Station at Satellites 2. Packing Line at Satellites 3. Redesign Packaging Process at Main Farm 4. Redesign/Alter Slicing Line at Main Farm Mechanical Design Ideas 1. Picker Cart with Scales 2. Packaging Cart (using snap-on lids)

16 Package Alternative Package Mushrooms by Count Photo available at:

17 Design Solution Redesign existing cart Frame Square tubing Angle steel Bases for scales Bulk platform Till platform 5 inch casters

18 Design Solution Scales Food-grade Washdown Precision Data Recording Printer Power Source Battery power Photo available at:

19 Design Solution Picker Application Tare for individual tills Bulk Shelving for completed boxes Benefits Ability to incorporate snap-on lids Pick by weight, not volume

20 Finished Prototype

21 Industry & Competition Industry Analysis Premium goods dominate the industry Emphasis on quality Consumer behavior Competitive Analysis Specialization Regional National Monterey Mushrooms

22 Business Plan S.W.O.T. Analysis Marketing Strategy Product Price Place Promotion

23 Financial Analysis Prototype cart cost: $ Food grade cart cost estimated at: $3, Reduction of processes Cost savings from engineering solution Per pound cost for current process: $1.62. Per pound cost for proposed process: $1.56. Estimated $0.06 per pound savings

24 Applicable Scales Company Model Price Alliance Scale Defender 5000 Xtreme $1,229 Cardinal EB-15 / EB-30 SS Bench Scales $900 Cardinal Admiral Series SS Bench Scales $1,190 Central Carolina Cardinal Nautilus Series N/A Central Carolina SURVIVOR CW-80 Checkweigher N/A Emery Winslow Bench Scale Model 437 $2,495 Fairbanks NexWeigh Bench Scales $1,395 Gainco GS-9700 $1,595 GSE 250-X $750 InterWeigh Systems Inc. FS-I Checkweigher (10x10) $980 InterWeigh Systems Inc. The Ultimate Checkweigher $1,227 M&D Controls Enviro Scale 12x12-30# $2,295 Ohaus Defender 5000XW - D51XW10WR3 $1,397 Ohaus Defender 7000XW - D71XW10WR3 $1,541 RiceLakes CW-90X $1,595

25 Prototype Cart Cost 5 In. Caster Wheels $ Angle Iron $ Steel Tubing $ Acculab Scale $ Adam Equip. Scale $ Total $

26 Financial Analysis Decrease in picker efficiency Current picker average is around 80 pounds per day, we expect this to drop at least 10 pounds per day To counter this, we increase the pay scale for pickers Additions to the $0.06 savings Does not include any reduction overhead which would further decrease the costs

27 Financial Analysis Return on Investment Calculations Prototype cart costs $ Saves an estimated $0.06 per pound Each cart picks a new average of 70 pounds per day Average of 200 operating days to pay off prototype cart

28 Communications Plan Business-to-Business Mushroom shoppers are valuable to retailers. The average shopping basket with mushrooms is double the value of shopping baskets without mushrooms. Business-to-Customers Customers tend to be highly educated and wealthy Hispanic and Asian purchases increasing Response to point of source materials

29 Business-to-Customers Web page Recipes Storage and handling procedures Quality control Traceability statistics

30 Business-to-Customers Recipe Cards Recipes Storage and handling procedures

31 Business-to-Customers

32 Business-to-Customers Fact Cards Nutritional facts Storage and handling tips

33 Walmart Packaging Photo available at:

34 Questions?

35 Thank You!