Planning and scheduling of banana production system with the aid of network analysis | |
| Author | Flores, Edgar Rondez |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.AE-78-17 |
| Subject(s) | Network analysis (Planning) Banana research |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment and Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This paper delineates on the feasibility of employing network analysis by PERT/CPM automated with PROJACS, a program product of IBM, in planning and scheduling the annual operations of banana plantations using as the case, a firm in Southern Philippines. A network model of the case firm's production system was formulated considering all the operational activities that goes about with the life cycle of the banana plant. Data preparation and batch processing schemes suitable to a number of computer installations in the Philippines were developed and used to generate various reports for activities scheduling, programming of re-usable and non-reusable resources, and budget planning and review. The automated model serves as a convenient tool in providing on are gular basis, a quantitative view of the over-all production operations along with the following specific uses: 1. Resource levelling and maintenance of proper level of manpower needs. For four farm units of the case firm, maximum peaks of 9,031 and 723 man-hours of daily unskilled and skilled needs were levelled to less than 6,000 and 560 man-hours, respectively. 2. Keeping the minimum possible inventory level of non-reusable resources to minimize inventory cost. A three-month inventory which is lower than the current level is estimated to be sufficient to ensure continuity of operations. 3. Forecasting annual resource requirements for budgeting and scheduling purposes. The four farm units of the case firm were determined to require an annual resource budget of 127.4 million (U.S.$ 3.72 million), a figure close (slightly lower) to the estimate arrived using independent calculations. The concept is recommended for consideration by the case firm and other banana plantations in the region. |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Singh, Gajendra |
| Examination Committee(s) | Exell, Robert H.B. ;Jindal, Vinod Kumar ; Jordan, J.A. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Regional Economic Development, U.S.A. |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1978 |