Supporting Harvest Planning Decisions in the Tomato Industry

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Contributors

  • Eduardo Alarcon-Gerbier - , Universidad de Talca (Author)
  • Marcela C. Gonzalez-Araya - , Universidad de Talca (Author)
  • Masly M. Rivera Moraga - , Universidad de Talca (Author)

Abstract

Tomato is a raw material that easily deteriorates once harvested and loaded on trucks, losing juice and flesh. Therefore, the reduction of trucks’ waiting times in the receiving area of a processing plant can allow reducing tomato waste. In this article, we develop a model that aims to keep a continuous flow of fresh tomato to a paste processing plant and to decrease trucks’ waiting times in the plant receiving area. The model is used in a real case of a tomato paste company. The obtained solutions present a better allocation of the harvest shifts, allowing more uniform truck arrivals to the plant during the day. Therefore, trucks waiting times are reduced, decreasing raw material deterioration.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 6th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems
Pages353-359
Number of pages7
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2017
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85049154008