Evaluation of a Shell Egg-Packing Plant Layout

摘要

Increasing costs of constructing and operating shell egg-packing plants make it essential that new or remodeled facilities be carefully planned to achieve maximum efficiency. Other considerations include future needs for additional capacity, impacts of government regulations, the necessity for maintaining product quality, and assuring the safety and comfort of workers. The purpose of this study is to assess the adequacy of a facility-planning concept developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This assessment includes comparing labor costs for handling shell eggs in a new packing plant with those of the outmoded plant it replaced.