There is a lot of “cutting edge” technology out there today -------
AND THEN THERE IS JUST SOME “ COMMON SENSE ”.
Where do you & your organization stand?
_______________________________________________________________
Answer the following questions to find out ---------------- _______________________________________________________________
1) How much of the cost of your raw materials includes extra costs for the shipping container and handling device? (If you are receiving your materials in cardboard gaylords with plastic film liners, sitting on wooden pallets, your hidden added costs are 4 cents/pound minimum).
Number pounds / year $______ X .04 ¢ / lb = $_______
2) What is the cost for disposal of your present shipping containers? (Are you paying to have those cardboard boxes sent to the landfill? What costs are you incurring to dispose the wooden pallets that are sitting in your backyard)?
Your cost of disposal of cardboard and wooden pallets /year = $_______
3) How much raw material remains “caught-up” in those plastic liners inside your cardboard gaylords? (You might be surprised – probably is more than a couple of pounds).
Number of lbs / gaylord lost _____ X $/lb material cost X number of gaylords used per year = $________
4) What is the cost of having your line operators repositioning the vacuum feed tubes that sucks material from your gaylords to your machines feed hoppers? (Include the time required to rake or shovel the material around).
Minutes per hour X $ / minute being paid to machine operator X operation hours per year = $__________
5) How many times does your processing line run out of material per shift or day? (Requiring emergency action by your line operator).
Put in your own $ figure on this one $_______
6) Lost time for line operator health problems from extra exertion leaning over gaylords &/or breathing-in unhealthy raw materials.
Again – Put in your own $ figure on this one $______
TOTAL YEARLY COST FOR REMAINING WITH YOUR CURRENT SYSTEM $_____________
Cost to convert to the Hopper/Mini Silo system $5,000. ( for a minimal trial system ).
|
