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The conditions relating to the size of the productive capacity of each line, from the information provided by the companies, consider also the “downtime” necessary for any “change product”, as the typical approach to the plant's flexibility management.
As is clear from the first information, the initial investment for the implementation of an element of the line dedicated to wash that uses Ozone has a higher cost, determined precisely by the necessary safety devices in the treatment of the active sanitizer substance.
Table 2 explained all cost items. In this phase of the cost analysis, the cost for the raw material is not considered, since this information is strongly influenced by the dynamics of the market.
Table 2.
Production costs directly attributable to a package of minimally processed fresh cut lamb's lettuce, except the raw material (€)