PRÉ-PLANTING
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ACTIVITY
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FUNCTION
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PC OPERATIONS
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DECISION AREA
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INTERFERENCE
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Product type definition. |
Determines what to produce, based on the market, production capacity, climatic conditions, and soil analysis. |
Cost, flexibility, delivery, environmental protection. |
Capacity. |
Technology, planning and control of operations, vertical integration, relationship with suppliers. |
Definition of area in hectares to be cultivated. |
Determines the areas of planting, quantity of machines, labor, and inputs |
Cost, flexibility, environmental protection. |
Capacity. |
Facilities, planning and control of operations. |
Definition of the variety of seed to be cultivated. |
Establishes the varieties of seeds based on the adaptation of these to the characteristics of soil, precocity, productivity, resistance to extreme weather patterns, etc. |
Quality, cost, flexibility. |
Capacity. |
Facilities, planning and control of operations. |
Definition of agricultural inputs. |
Establishes the inputs needed for production, based on the variety of seed chosen and the relationship with the supplier. |
Quality, cost, environmental protection. |
Relationship with suppliers. |
Planning and control of operations, capacity, technology, quality management. |
Definition of human resources. |
Analyzes the number of employees required for each activity vs. the number of employees available to the process. |
Cost, flexibility. |
People management. |
Planning and control of operations, capacity, organizational structure. |
PLANTING
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Soil preparation. |
Ensures ideal soil conditions for the planting stage. Actions are defined based on the type of product to be produced and on the soil analysis. |
Quality, cost, environmental protection. |
Planning and control of operations. |
Capacity, facilities, technology. |
Preventive maintenance. |
Minimizes breakage during planting. |
Quality, cost, delivery, flexibility. |
Planning and control of operations. |
Technology, Quality Management. |
Planting start date. |
Adheres to the legal determination that stipulates a better planting season to reduce production losses due to climatic risks. |
Delivery, environmental protection, flexibility, cost. |
Planning and control of operations. |
Capacity, Quality Management. |
Planting sequence. |
Analyzes area size vs. quantity of machines and labor, and soil characteristics. It seeks to reduce costs of movement and wear/breakage of machinery. |
Cost, Delivery, environmental protection, flexibility. |
Planning and control of operations. |
Capacity, facilities, technology, Quality Management. |
CROP HANDLING
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Control of pests, diseases, and weeds. |
Defenses are applied to avoid reducing the incidence of pests in the crop. |
Quality, cost, environmental protection. |
Quality management. |
Capacity, Planning and Control of Operations. |
Application of fertilizers (cover and leaf). |
Fertilizers are applied to improve crop productivity. |
Quality, cost, environmental protection. |
Quality management. |
Capacity, Planning and Control of Operations. |
COLHEITA
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Verification of plant physical characteristics and moisture content of grains. |
Color, leaf fall, and stage of maturation/drying of the plants, and the moisture content of the grain, are visually verified. |
Quality, cost. |
Quality Management. |
Capacity Planning and control of operations. |
Grain harvest. |
Grain is harvested from the field. |
Quality, cost, delivery. |
Planning and Control of Operations. |
Technology, capacity, quality management. |
STORAGE*
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Processing and storage of grain |
Harvested grains are stored and processed. |
Quality, cost, delivery. |
Capacity. |
Planning and Control of operations, technology, quality management. |