Constant revision key to optimizing poultry processing

Do staff have the right equipment, are they performing tasks in the most efficient way, do established procedures still work? Constantly reviewing processing operations can be the key to success.

Eduardo Cervantes López

December 22, 2023

Working methods need to be constantly evaluated to ensure that tasks are being completed in the best possible way.

Working methods need to be constantly evaluated to ensure that tasks are being completed in the best possible way.

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To achieve the best possible management of poultry processing plants, managers must constantly review how operations are carried out, rethink what they believe to be best practices and unlearn what they have learned.

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