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Bottlenecks in the processing system at RP1 Excessive truck-waiting time and costs annoying the berry growers Excessive labour costs Poor berry grading system
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Wet Berries 58% System throughput rate : 1200 bbls/hr
Wet Berries 70% System throughput rate : 1050 bbls/hr
Wet Berries 70%, with a Dryer System throughput rate : 1200 bbls/hr
3500
3000
2500 Berries (bbls)
2000
58% Wet Berries, 11am Start 70% Wet Berries, 11am Start 70% Wet Berries, 7am Start
1500
1000
70% Wet Berries, 7am Start, 1 Dryer
500
7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 21-22 22-23 23-00 00-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 Time (24-hour)
0
Options No. Of Hours Trucks wait No. Of barrels waiting in the truck (bbls) 1 Truck Capacity (bbls) Total truck waiting time (hrs.) Average Truck waiting time (minutes) % Change in waiting time Cost per hour/per truck/per day Harvest season truck waiting cost (106 days) % Change in peak-season Truck waiting costs
58% Wet Berries -11am Start 12 hours 16000 75 213.34 53 - $ 100 $ 2,260,980 -
70% Wet Berries -11am Start 15 hours 40600 75 541.34 135 Reference level $ 100 $ 5,738,204 Reference level
70% Wet Berries -7am Start 7 hours 9500 75 127 32 -76.3% $ 100 $ 1,346,200 -76.5%
70% Wet Berries -7am Start, with 1 Dryer 0 hours 0 75 0 0 -100% 75 0 -100%
5000 4500 4000 3500 Berries (bbls) 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Start 11am- 70% Wet Berries Start 7am- 70% Wet Berries, 1 Dryer Start 7am- 70% Wet Berries Start 11am- 58% Wet Berries
7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 21-22 22-23 23-00 00-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 Time