Integrator Processor
Processing birds at a specific weight range for grocery chains
The Situation
- The customer schedules bird catch by age, using predicted weight from growers’ estimates a week prior to the catch date
- Method yielded 65% accuracy to actual flock average a processing plant
- Labor shortages cause processing capacity fluctuations for the customer
- Occasionally, out-of-range birds brought to plant to maintain processable animal inventory, regardless of requirements.
GOAL
Bring birds to the processing plant at 2.25 kg +/- 50g for premium pricing and customer satisfaction.
VALUE PROPOSITION
- Improve competitivity and transparency
- Greater sustainability
- Better decision-making.
The Financials
- The customer covers equipment and installation of a bird scale package with necessary accessories for Compass data transfer
- The client pays for subscription; growers can add free sensors
- Growers receive complimentary access to the platform in exchange for sharing real-time data with processor
- Contract spans 5 years for 250 houses producing for the processing plant.
The Solution
- Intelia’s system automates bird weighing, providing real-time averages from extensive samples
- Bird scales provide data on daily gains, uniformity, and 14-day weight prediction for harvest planning
- Prediction accuracy leads to 80% of flocks with average weights within desired range brought for processing.
ROI
4 MONTHS PAYBACK
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