Economic requirements analysis for table grape check weighing

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dc.contributor.authorSmit, R.
dc.contributor.authorTreurnicht, N. F.
dc.contributor.authorBlanckenberg, M. M.
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-11T02:37:20Z
dc.date.available2012-08-11T02:37:20Z
dc.date.issued2011-09
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.isem.org.za/index.php/isem/isem2011en_ZA
dc.descriptionPresented at the ISEM 2011 Proceedings, September 21-23, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.en_ZA
dc.descriptionConference theme - Innovative Systems Thinking: Unravelling Complexity for Successful Solutionsen_ZA
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa’s table grape industry exports most of its production to the developed world where customer satisfaction is very important and strictly regulated. Severe penalties are levied for underweight packaged products and contracts could even be lost. This study aims to determine the feasibility of automated check weighing of final product prior to shipping. The frequency of occurrence of underweight packages is investigated by means of structured interviews conducted within the industry. The probable financial impact of underweight packing is estimated and the paper concludes with a presentation of the capital amount producers can spend to eliminate underweight packaging profitably.en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Industrial, Systems and Engineering Management (ISEM) conference is a joint initiative between the Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering (SAIIE), INCOSE (South Africa) and the Graduate School for Technology Management at the University of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSmit, R, treurnicht, N. F. & Blanckenberg, M. M. 2011. Economic requirements analysis for table grape check weighing. Presented at the ISEM 2011 Proceedings, September 21-23, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-620-50712-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/47764
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherIndustrial Engineering, Stellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectGrapes industryen_ZA
dc.subjectExporting grapesen_ZA
dc.subjectPackaging grapesen_ZA
dc.titleEconomic requirements analysis for table grape check weighingen_ZA
dc.typeProceedings International
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