Momma’s Hummus started as a small family business 20 years ago. The year 2022 is expected to be a growth period, hence, a review of operational activities and business sales strategy was necessary to assess any investment in equipment or improvement in operations management to support this scale-up potential.
Project Summary
Researcher Mustafa Khdair, an expert in business process management, documented and analyzed the production processes from material reception, batch preparation through packaging and storage of finished products, deciding on machinery requirements for scale-up and designing a conceptual facilities layout for a smooth material flow.
The Challenge
To analyze the hummus, spread and sauce preparation and cooking operations, assess the need for scale-up equipment and develop a conceptual facility layout for a new production kitchen to meet future growth potential.
The Solution
- Standard costing per product was concluded to help in developing a more profitable pricing strategy for wholesale and retail channels
- Production schedules were developed per month to ensure delivery of orders on time, and effective management of human resources cost
- A new facility layout was designed that considers all operational and future machinery requirements
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