Internal Supply Chain Improvement Via Production Modeling For Large Scale Poultry Farms
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2016-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Broiler meat processing farms are generally recognized as one of the main factor of economic
growth for the development of one country. These farms contribute to job opportunities, food
safety, directly or indirectly protects environment and it creates a major window of opportunity
for most developing countries. Ethiopia is one of the few African countries with a significantly
large population of chicken, estimated at 56.87 million and poultry production is widespread and
almost every rural family owns chicken.
Currently, with the rapid development of the country, people who live in cities use processed
broiler meat. However, there is a shortfall of 56.7% of the demand in Addis Ababa. One of the
reasons for the uncovered demand is that, there are few large scale poultry farms. Moreover
these farms cannot produce to their full capacity because of not knowing how to use their
resources effectively, information gap, poor inventory management system and knowledge gap.
These means the farms have inefficient working system on the key drivers of internal supply
chain.
This study covers how to improve internal supply chain of large scale poultry farms via
production modeling to increase productivity. With this objective, in order to propose a model
for broiler meat processing farms, the study analyzed the problems being faced by this sector.
The study is done based on intensive interviews, questionnaires, focused group discussion and
secondary data. According to the collected data most of the farms produce less than 50% of their
capacity, do not have effective flock projection or planning method, have poor inventory
management system, are disintegrated and unorganized, almost all farms use un modernized
farming system.
So, to improve internal supply chain the study developed an excel flock projection data base and
simulation model which allow for analysis of the processes and calculations of effective use of
each resource, easily determine and quantify the required facility, enable communicattion
horizontally and vertically throughout the internal supply chain.
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Production Modeling, Poultry Farms, Supply Chain