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Packaging and Displaying Meats in Self-Service Meat Markets

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  • Harwell, Edward M.
  • Anderson, Dale L.
  • Shaffer, Paul F.
  • Knowles, Robert H.

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Excerpts from the report Summary: The labor necessary for packaging and displaying meats in retail food stores that have self-service meat markets accounted for more than half of the total man-hour requirements in the markets studied. Motion and time study techniques were used to measure productivity of these functions as they were performed. An attempt was then made to increase productivity in each operation through the development of improved handling methods, equipment, and layouts in the meat departments. The application of selected improvements, in methods, materials, and equipment, to the packaging and displaying of meats in two typical self-service stores increased the productivity of these operations 10 and 23 percent respectively, in these stores and effected a saving of 10.6 and 31.2 man-hours per week, respectively. In addition, materials costs were reduced $19.08 and $10.20 per week in the two stores studied.

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  • Harwell, Edward M. & Anderson, Dale L. & Shaffer, Paul F. & Knowles, Robert H., 1953. "Packaging and Displaying Meats in Self-Service Meat Markets," Marketing Research Reports 309956, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uamsmr:309956
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.309956
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