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Practicum II
T.T. Dercksen
S2033321 Group 40 3/6/2012
assignment the focus will be on the main technology that is responsible for achieving the performance objectives. As we start at the beginning of the flower process, we see that the flowers are brought in standard containers (trolleys). This is an important technology as it standardizes the whole process of moving and storing. The flowers will remain in these trolleys from start until finish. Because the flowers do not have to be transferred into other boxes or containers and the trolleys are easy to transport, process speed is increased. The next technology are the cold storage facilities. Because storage creates time margin, dependability increases. The fact that the storage is cold increases an additional performance objective which we discussed earlier: quality. Next step in the operation is the auction process. This process starts with the flowers that are automatically being conveyed through the hall. This technology supports speed as every buyer can see the flowers from a fixed viewpoint, where he can bid at the same time. The bidding system is also build for speed. There are as much as four clocks where buyers can bid at the same time. The system of Dutch auction also makes the process clear and fast. The whole system is linked to a central computer. The use of software and the clarity of the process decreases the chance of mistakes and thereby increases the dependability. If one had to execute all this tasks without software it would also be less fast (not to mention the objective of cost).
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