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Operator asset care in the food and drink industry

Published: 19 June 2014 2:53pm
by Victoria Fitzgerald
The sheer size of this food processing site works against connectivity (Figure 1A). Add a green ribbon border for pedestrian traffic (Figure 1B) that introduces colour and beauty into an otherwise beige production landscape and we also gain a mechanism which literally connects the far-flung departments of the central value stream. The inclusiveness of this device is amplified when we add a hatched cross walk for forklifts.
Gary Barnes shares the results of a benchmarking survey, conducted as part of his Master’s degree in collaboration with the National Skills academy, to assess the potential benefit of asset care in the food and drink industry.

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