Poultry Industry Projects
Project Poultry
BUS611
Project Poultry
In the poultry industry projects are normally planned for several months sometimes even a year or more. The main reason is most plants can’t just shut down and install a new processing line. Therefore, planning all aspects are usually started in January of each year and actually implemented over the Thanksgiving or Christmas week allowing for the plant to shut down during those times. During the preceding months before the plant shut down all deliverables are reviewed along with all the resources involved. This involves, industrial engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, plant management, corporate safety management and all contractors leading the actual work. Millions of dollars are spent planning and preparing for a one week shutdown. Mainly because the plant must under all circumstances start up on the 10th day ready to process poultry, no exceptions. Therefore, the integration of project management tools into poultry operations enables project team members from across the company along with contractors to work on and off of planning documents. Version control systems allow users to return to a document previously created. This prevents problems with people overwriting each other 's work, vandalism or other mistakes. For example, “using the free Google Docs application, s can share documents by clicking the "Share" button and entering specific email addresses. To check the revision history, s can open the document, select the "See revision history" option from the "File" menu and choose a previous version if necessary” (2008). One of the main tools used in these projects is the work break down structure (WBS). This tool allows the team to know what operations are going on at any given moment. A work breakdown structure is a key project deliverable that organizes the team 's work into manageable sections. The Project
BUS611
Project Poultry
In the poultry industry projects are normally planned for several months sometimes even a year or more. The main reason is most plants can’t just shut down and install a new processing line. Therefore, planning all aspects are usually started in January of each year and actually implemented over the Thanksgiving or Christmas week allowing for the plant to shut down during those times. During the preceding months before the plant shut down all deliverables are reviewed along with all the resources involved. This involves, industrial engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, plant management, corporate safety management and all contractors leading the actual work. Millions of dollars are spent planning and preparing for a one week shutdown. Mainly because the plant must under all circumstances start up on the 10th day ready to process poultry, no exceptions. Therefore, the integration of project management tools into poultry operations enables project team members from across the company along with contractors to work on and off of planning documents. Version control systems allow users to return to a document previously created. This prevents problems with people overwriting each other 's work, vandalism or other mistakes. For example, “using the free Google Docs application, s can share documents by clicking the "Share" button and entering specific email addresses. To check the revision history, s can open the document, select the "See revision history" option from the "File" menu and choose a previous version if necessary” (2008). One of the main tools used in these projects is the work break down structure (WBS). This tool allows the team to know what operations are going on at any given moment. A work breakdown structure is a key project deliverable that organizes the team 's work into manageable sections. The Project
References: Egeland B. Project Management Status Reports (2007) retrieved June 10, 2013 from http://pmtips.net/project-status-reporting/ Project Management Body of Knowledge Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) (2012) Retrieved May 30, 2013 from https://www.workbreakdownstructure.com/ The Importance of Integrated Project Management Tools (2008) Retrieved May 30, 2013 from http://www.importance-integrated-project-management-tools.html#ixzz2UnXLAPROJECT MANAGERN