Improvement Solutions
As a general observation the majority of companies participating in
the pilot projects had little or no prior knowledge of the latest
process improvement concepts (such as lean or six-sigma) and
techniques at the commencement of the project. This in itself
suggests a major opportunity in the industry.
For many farmers improvement efforts focus more on animal
welfare/health rather than on processes (or in other words, how
activities are organised). There is opportunity for detailed and
consistent data collection for root cause analysis and improvement
on such issues as mortality