Industrial engineering in banana packaging in Australia

Author

Wadhwa, Lal C.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng., James Cook Univ., Townsville, Qld., Australia

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Abstract

Summary form only given. An industrial engineering approach has been used to study the current practices and technologies employed in the banana packaging industry in North Queensland in Australia. The objectives of this study include the following: understanding of the variations in practices and technologies in banana packaging in North Queensland; analysis of the relationship between level of technology, workforce, and output; scientific determination of the time required to complete various elements of the banana packaging activity; establishing the standard production level for various levels of technology and workforce; and designing a well-balanced and efficient packaging system

Keywords

design engineering; food processing industry; management; packaging; Australia; North Queensland; banana packaging activity; banana packaging industry; banana packaging system; industrial engineering; management; productivity levels; standard production level; technology level; workforce; Australia; Delay effects; Industrial engineering; Industrial relations; Life estimation; Packaging; Production systems; Productivity; Sorting; Time measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Management of Engineering and Technology, 2001. PICMET '01. Portland International Conference on

Conference_Location

Portland, OR

Print_ISBN

1-890843-06-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PICMET.2001.952129

Filename

952129