FARM Process for Tea Workflow Production Picking, Processing, and Packaging Tea Start Workers pick tea leaves PROCESSING Bags of tea are reweighed Leaves are moved onto special trays and rolled Leaves are put into 50 kg bags Bags are moved to a processing area Leaves are spread across pans and troughs Leaves are withered on pans Leaves are removed from pans and reweighed Leaves are cooled Leaves go through a first drying Leaves are cooled Leaves are put into new trays for a second drying Poor-quality leaves are thrown away Leaves are visually inspected Leaves are removed from trays and reweighed; poor-quality leaves are thrown away Leaves are moved to an oxidizing area Leaves are axidized Leaves get a final drying to complete the oxidation process Leaves are sent to packaging and shipping Leaves are cooled PACKAGING AND SHIPPING Leaves are weighed Leaves are sorted; small, misshaped, or discolored tea leaves are discarded Leaves are weighed Tea bags are wrapped in paper packets Leaves are put into paper tea bags and sealed Leaves get a second sorting Tea bags are sealed Wrapped tea bags are sorted into cardboard packs of 20 Cardboard packs are sealed and wrapped in plastic Shipping boxes are wrapped and sealed, ready to be shipped End Boxes are sorted into shipping boxes

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Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

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Identify steps that do not add value based on the principles of lean manufacturing. Explain why you selected each step.
Identify steps that should be removed or changed to improve environmental sustainability. Explain why you selected each step.
Explain the implications, both positive and negative, of removing or changing the steps from the process flowchart previously identified. Also explain how those changes would help alignment to the triple bottom line (TBL).
Explain how operations management techniques, including project management and lean manufacturing, can add value to the Tea company.