...The Future of Food Production The process that food consumed in America goes through to make its way to our mouths is like a Rube Goldberg contraption. The seemingly straightforward process of growing, raising, harvesting, and slaughtering goes on every day, completely hidden from consumers. Very few Americans are aware of the highly complicated, mechanized, and convoluted journey that any given bite of food takes from its origins in nature (or some manipulated approximation of it) to its destination on our plates. Although some people criticize the state of our food system, it is clear that it grew to be the international machine that it is because of demand. More than 300 million Americans want lots of food, meat especially, and they want it cheap. So like every other production process in this country, our food system has been industrialized to produce maximum food calories for the American people at minimum cost. This industrialization of our food system has allowed for population increase and higher standards of living. But there are significant problems with the industrial food system. Caught up in a drive to maximize production and profit, the industrial food system has grown to an unsustainable size. As food production has become increasingly industrialized, concern for the environment and the animals we eat has taken a backseat to expansion. Specialization, rather than integration, has become Forman 2 the hallmark of America’s farms. Rather...
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...Portion Control in the Food Production Kitchen The accurate control of the serving portion is perhaps one of the most neglected aspects of food production. What many do not realize, is that just like a rich stock which is the key to kitchen production, portion control is the key to an establishment’s profitability. Therefore, just like stock which must be perfected, so too must proper portioning of food rigorously observed. What is Portion Control? Portion Control means determining the proper size or quantity of food to be served foe each customer and ensuring that this designated amount is actually served to the guest. Portion control is also the method of ensuring that the correct number of servings is acquired from a standardized recipe. This means for example, that if a litter of soup recipe has q yield of five (5) servings, then it must be assured that one (1) litter would be portioned in to five equal 200ml servings. Benefits of a Portion Control Program The reason behind portion control is multi-fold. First and foremost is the satisfaction of guest. Portion control assures guests of the proper quantity for the price they pay. It also assures guests of consistency in quality, eliminating complaints as well as distrust that the establishment is pulling a fast one over them to get more profit. Benefits of a portion control program Control of portion sizes also leads to a more efficient production kitchen as well as lower...
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...EFFECTS OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TO PRODUCTION OF FOOD A Review of Related Literature submitted to the Faculty of the Department of Economics Crystalgene D. Silorio August 10, 2015 INTRODUCTION The world has progressed through hunter–gatherer, agricultural, and industrial stages to provider of goods and services. This progression has been catalyzed by the cultural and social evolution of mankind and the need to solve specific societal issues, such as the need for preservation to free people from foraging for food, and the need for adequate nutrition via consistent food supply year round. These forces led to the development of the food industry, which has contributed immensely to the basis for a healthy human civilization and helped society prosper and flourish (Lund 1989). According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, our population is increasing, and we need a 70% increase in food production. We have to grow, harvest, distribute, and consume our food more efficiently to feed all those people. We are not gaining more farmers or any other resources, and the production of our food is not as fast as our growing population, so the use of technology for the innovation of food production is a great help in addressing the issue. EFFICIENCY OF TECHNOLOGY The production of food is not always the same, it also depends on our resources, area, and climate. The natural disasters we experienced also affects the production. Technology has a great impact in...
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...CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY 1.1 Introduction This chapter introduces the material purchasing factors that impact on food production in hotel industry. The chapter also gives some background information about Ambassadeur Hotel; it outlines the statement of the problem, research objectives, research questions, significance, limitations, assumptions and scope 1.2 Background of the study Material purchase for food products is a function concerned with the search, selection, receipt, storage and final use of a commodity in accordance with the catering industry policy of the establishment. Business strategy literature is replete with evidence that indicate the purchasing methods of a firm have an impact on achieving a firm’s goals. The purchasing function can have an impact on the firm’s ability to achieve its chosen strategies because organizational buying is one of the forces that impact competition (Carr et al. 2000; Landeros and Monczka 1989). As hotels strive to achieve global competitiveness, effective purchasing has assumed great importance. According to Carter and Narasimhan (1996), firms need to recognize the strategic role of purchasing as well as the impacts that it exerts on organizations. The relevance of effectively managing the material resources of an organization to its competitive success has been observed by both practitioners and researchers in purchasing and supply management. As a result, purchasing has evolved in many firms from a low-skill, clerical...
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...Introduction Food insecurity is increasing many people don't have access to sufficient food for individuals to lead a healthy lifestyle, and the poorest are affected the most. The world’s population is the largest it’s been and growing at a rate faster than ever before, with high birth rates and people living longer due to better medical care. Some may argue climate change is also a key player in feeding the world. It’s difficult to see why so many people are going hungry and suffering from malnutrition when America, the UK, and now China have a big problem of obesity within their population. In attempts to increase food production, genetic modification (GM) is offering hope. But in this report as well as discussing the points above it will discuss the positives and negatives of GM, people’s views on GM, and how technology will play its role in increasing food production. Positives of GM GM is a form of biotechnology which involves the modification of a plant or animals genetic make-up in order to introduce new, desirable characteristics a such as enhanced pest resistances. GM can produce large scale intensive farming with increasing yield and selling seasonal crops all year round. This means increased farmer incomes and higher wages, this could be very beneficial to those working in LEDC's. With the larger varieties of seeds and crops, and the development of the agriculture sector, further money is able to be invested and crops and jobs continue to grow. This could...
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...UNIT 26: PLANNING AND MANAGING FOOD PRODUCTION AND BEVERAGE SERVICE Get assignment help for this unit at assignmenthelpuk@yahoo.com LO1 Understand different systems and equipment used for the volume of food production and beverage delivery in different contexts Systems: manufacturing; traditional; sous-vide; cook-chill/freeze; cook-to-order; batch; centralised; pre-prepared; individual; multi-portion; communications; technology; applications; operational/management requirements; reporting procedures Equipment: specialist; volume; equipment specifications; economics; ergonomics; integration; maintenance and ‘down time’ Contexts: types eg contract catering, events catering, conference and banqueting https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5649485182751853952#editor/src=sidebar LO2 Understand purchasing management for materials, commodities, beverages and equipment Supplier: contract; purchasing specification; monitoring; vendor ratings; implications for organisation Factors influencing choice: factors eg capacity, production issues, reliability, transportation and delivery, discounts, technology applications, contingency arrangements Materials, commodities and equipment: branded/non-labelled; customised; quality; availability; delivery LO3 Be able to produce and critically assess food and beverage preparation plans Plans: staffing levels and abilities; resource issues eg physical, financial; planning meeting Methodology: production schedules and methods; consistency...
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...Ethanol Production From Food Waste A PROJECT REPORT Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Award of the Degree of Bachelor of Technology (Biotechnology) Under the Guidance of Dr. S.M. Bhatt (Associate Professor) Department of Biosciences By Abhishek Agarwal Registration No. 10809065 Roll No. RB18B2A07 Department of Biotechnology Engineering Lovely Professional University Phagwara –144401 November 2011 CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Abhishek Agarwal bearing Registration no. 10809065 has completed minor project titled, “Ethanol Production from Food Waste” under my guidance and supervision. To the best of my knowledge, the present work is the result of her original investigation and study. No part of the dissertation has ever been submitted for any other degree at any University. The dissertation is fit for submission and the partial fulfillment of the conditions for the award of degree of Bachelor of Technology. Date Dr. S.M. Bhatt Assistant Professor Biometric Id 14722 Lovely School Of Bio Sciences Lovely Professional University Phagwara, Punjab. DECLARATION I,Abhishek Agarwal , student of Btech Biotech+M.B.A., under Department of Biotechnology Engineering of Lovely Professional University, Punjab, hereby declare that all the information furnished in this minor project report is based on my...
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...By having multiple productions plants globally, it is able to create flexibility and backup options should one of their plants fail to deliver when there is natural disasters or uncertainty within the country. During the Thailand floods, its production was greatly affected as its plants were shut down and unable to operate due to the damage caused by the flood. (Thailand was responsible for the production of 891,000 forecasted vehicles, one of the biggest in SEA). Due to the crippling of its plants in Thailand, Toyota has to scale back its productions in the rest of SEA due to issues faced while exporting certain parts from Thailand. The car maker estimates the disruption in the parts supply chain has affected about 100 kinds of parts. The overall output loss caused by the floods amounted to an estimate of 37,500 vehicles. ISSUES FACED: Toyota has to be prepared for unforeseeable circumstances such as natural disasters. As shown, during the Thailand floods in 2011, its production was scaled back by 37,500 vehicles. Backup supplies from its other branches around the world creating the same vehicle parts could be supplied to SEA during this period to alleviate the burden faced by the plants in Thailand. OPINION: Safety is one of Toyota’s key concerns and also selling point. This must be ensured from the various parts that make the car, from the start to the end. It is understandable that Toyota decided to specialize each plant so that they can be focused on what they produce...
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...out over a co-worker * 10 votes to dismiss Foreman Edward George The workers are the most important asset to the company, so their interest should be first. Second, you have to figure out what to do about the votes to dismiss Ed George. Solutions: Talk to Ed George about his problems with his co-workers. Hold a meeting and get even more workers involved in the voting process, the take another vote. Item#4 Problems: * Overloading which can result in interruption of electrical power. * Not being reachable for Southern Power Solution: Contact Southern Power ASAP. See if they could come out and help with the problem. Item#5 Problem: * Balancing your work and his until Wednesday * Upping production by mid December in the long run Upping production would be the most important problem, because it’s long term. Balancing your work load is just something you have to do until your boss gets back. Solution: Schedule your...
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...The Sapeurs - The Men Inside The Suit. So you wake up in Africa. Your poor , your insolvent and you live in a mud hut. Fashion is not even a priority in your head right now. You want to earn and live a healthy life so you could feed your family for the rest of your life. Right? Wrong. Let me introduce you to the real fashion lovers. The Sapeurs. The Sapeurs are a group of individuals emerged in Africa, Congo. For the past 25 years the Sapeurs are known for their designer suits, colourful suspenders and vintage shoes. They like to bring a diverse range of colours in their outfits and different tones of each colour. They can pull of a dark pink shirt on a light pink suit and yellow suspenders on a brown shirt. Something many of us cannot do. Most of the Sapeurs live in the Brazzaville district, where their daily income is 18pence. Yet they are still wearing designer suits worth thousands of pounds from brands such as Versace, Prada, Armani and Gucci. Cheap clothing is not an option and wearing clothes with poor quality will disrespect the culture. How are they wearing designer clothing when their income is so low? Well most of them buy second hand and share their suits among each. Others rely on relatives abroad to send them designer branded shoes and accessories. However a large proportion of the group are dependent on shoplifting gangs all around Europe to send them latest designer suits. Money is not a barrier. This fashion possessed group go for the newest...
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...Case: Brixton Surgical Devices Brixton Surgical Devices, a public company with sales of over $900,000,000, is one of the world’s largest productions of surgical clamps, saws, screws, and stents. Its business involves production of both stock items and customs pieces for doctors at research hospitals. At the end of the third quarter of 2011, it became clear to Ed Walters, chief operating officer, and Robin Smith , chief financial officer, that the company would not make the aggressive annual earnings target specified by the board of directors. In consequence, Ed and Robin would not receive bonuses, which historically had averaged about 35 percent of their base compensation. The two devised the following strategy. “Here’s what we’ll do,” suggested Ed. “We’ve never offered our customers a discount. Let’s change that right now. We’ll offer a 25 percent discount on all orders placed in October and November for delivery in December of 2011.” “That will certainly boost fourth-quarter sales,” said Robin. “But you know, it won’t really increase total sales. It’ll just transfer some sales from the first quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2011. Of course, 2011 is where we need earnings to hit our bonus target. Hey, I’ve got another idea. We can also jack up productions of our stock items in the fourth quarter. With our high-priced production equipment we’ve got a ton of overhead. But the more we produce the more overhead we can bury in inventory. With lower unit costs and higher...
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...Case: Brixton Surgical Devices Brixton Surgical Devices, a public company with sales of over $900,000,000, is one of the world’s largest productions of surgical clamps, saws, screws, and stents. Its business involves production of both stock items and customs pieces for doctors at research hospitals. At the end of the third quarter of 2011, it became clear to Ed Walters, chief operating officer, and Robin Smith , chief financial officer, that the company would not make the aggressive annual earnings target specified by the board of directors. In consequence, Ed and Robin would not receive bonuses, which historically had averaged about 35 percent of their base compensation. The two devised the following strategy. “Here’s what we’ll do,” suggested Ed. “We’ve never offered our customers a discount. Let’s change that right now. We’ll offer a 25 percent discount on all orders placed in October and November for delivery in December of 2011.” “That will certainly boost fourth-quarter sales,” said Robin. “But you know, it won’t really increase total sales. It’ll just transfer some sales from the first quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2011. Of course, 2011 is where we need earnings to hit our bonus target. Hey, I’ve got another idea. We can also jack up productions of our stock items in the fourth quarter. With our high-priced production equipment we’ve got a ton of overhead. But the more we produce the more overhead we can bury in inventory. With lower unit costs and higher...
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...GDP or per capita income because to increase “standard of living”. It only can possible with the proper use of resources. Income or output increased by the proper use of resources. So the differences between nation’s resources are the main source of trade. By Richardian model we can know that comparative advantage only can happen because of international differences in labor productivity. But in real world we can see that international differences between resources are the main source of trade. This is explained by Swedish economist Eli Heckscher and Bertil ohlin.This model shows that by the interaction between nation resources (the relative abundance of factors of production) and the technology production (which influences the relative intensity with which different factor of production are used in the production of different goods). This theory is often reffered to as the heckscher-ohlin model.It is also reffered as the factor-proportion theory. The original H–O model assumed that the only difference between countries was the...
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...land, the productivity of labour in food production would decline, leading to widespread famine. Malthus’s prediction failed to materialise as advances in technology greatly increased labour productivity in food production. Do such technological advances contradict the law of diminishing marginal returns? (b) Why do you think the motorcar production exhibits strong economies of scale but not the trucking (haulage) industry? The answers are as follows: (a) Yes, the technological advances do contradict the law of diminishing marginal returns. Thomas Malthus states that as adding an increase in factor of input such as labour to a fixed factor such as land, the marginal productivity of labour in food production would progressively diminish and the law is based on the premise that the state of the technology is constant, however, advances in technology is promoting in reality. Namely, the land productivity is determined by both physical and technological capability. Simply adding more input of labour that increases physical capacity would not always increases the productivity of land. In this situation, continues development of technology enhance the productivity. (b) The industry with strong economies of scale has the capability to process production at feasible minimum average cost. Namely, when firms increase their production output, they can produce at a lower cost per unit. For the fixed cost associated with the corresponding production scale, it decreases in average. As...
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