Effectivity analysis for poultry feed production using system simulation

Abstract

Abstract Organizations constantly work towards process improvements in their day to day activities. Material and information flow in the process is to be controlled to successfully manage and control any process in the organization. Information flow in the production process is a key area to focus on effectivity analysis and performance improvement. Considering a poultry feed production process of a poultry firm that produces commercial broiler chicken. Poultry feed is required to feed the chickens. Several ingredients are required to produce poultry feed, which includes maize, soya, fats, essential nutrients, and medicines. Feed manufacturing requires skills and experience in the areas of nutrition, medicine and disease control. The paper introduces to the general continuous poultry feed manufacturing practices and the use of tools to analyse the process, later in the paper is process analysis which includes present analysis of the production process. The effectivity of the processes is also discussed in the paper with the use of generic simulation software. The experimentation of the processes is done using by creating models of the system, these models are created to increase the production efficiency and decreasing the non-value-added activities. Finally, giving the output as results in the conclusion. The paper also includes the gap in the processes involved which can be studied further by the researchers.