Process Improvement for Poultry Feed Mill

Abstract

WADI poultry feed factory is one of the largest poultry feeds manufactures in Egypt. It manufactures more than 10 types of feed to cover the needs of WADI GROUP own farms, in addition to selling in the local Egyptian market. Poultry feed factories are responsible for producing animal feeds from mainly raw agricultural material and some nutritional vitamins. The final products are supposed to meet certain specifications to fulfil the nutritional need for animals at different life periods. The final product for poultry is shipped in the form of pelleted feeds for the convenience of consumption. The purpose of the project is improving production rates while maintaining quality specifications of the poultry feed factory final products. The improvement approach is conducted by observing the parameters related to the main issue of productivity, followed by trials on the selected parameters. Statistical analysis is then conducted on the results of the trials to observe the effect of the parameters. The comparison between the levels of parameters is done through analysis of variance to determine the significance of the tested parameters. The improvement of parameters was conducted through the use of Minitab and design expert software. The Quality specifications of the improved productivity is measured for comparison setting a control plan for the optimal quality standards. Documentation of the analysis and experimentations is used for determining the best optimal conditions for improving the production capacity and the process line.