plant layouts and procedures were studied in a number of establishments 

 specializing in the manufacture of the more important shrinqj products. 

 On the basis of their observations and available data the surveyors 

 were able to devise improved plant layouts and plant procedures. It 

 is felt that if these layouts and procedures are adopted by the industry 

 they will bring about substantial cost reductions. The findings of this 

 survey are described in considerable detail in the body of this report. 

 Potential man-hour savings which the individual freezing and canning 

 plants studied could attain by adopting the recommended layout and 

 procedures are tabulated in table IX - it 2. The man-hour savings per 100 

 poinds of end-product are expressed in absolute terms, i.e. in fractions 

 of man-hours (see column 2) as well as in percent of man-hours currently 

 required (see column 3). 



TABLE IX - U2.~PIANTS PRODUCING FROZEN HEADLESS 

 AND CANNED SHRIMP: POTENTIAL SAVINGS IN MAN-HOURS 

 PER 100 POUIDS OF END-PRODUCT AS THE RESULT OF 

 ADOPTION OF STMTHESIZED PROCEDURES AND LAYOUT 



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