The seafood market size is estimated at 720.76 billion USD in 2024.* We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma from Portugal, India, Indonesia, and South Africa and finish with a video of how crabs, oysters, and sole are harvested and processed.

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Applying Lean Manufacturing to Fish and Shellfish Processing: Portugal

In a case study titled “Improvement of Productivity and Quality in the Value Chain through Lean Manufacturing – a case study” authors Genett Jimenez and others focus on improved productivity and quality in the value chain of the fish and shellfish seafood industry through Lean Manufacturing methodology.

The case study includes:

· SIPOC
· Current State Map
· Filleting Wastes Identification
· Identification of Lean Manufacturing Tools
· Flow of the Current Process vs. Improvement Strategy of Continuous Flows

Here’s the link to the paper.

 

Implementing Lean Six Sigma in the Seafood Industry in India

In a thesis titled “Implementing Lean Six Sigma to marine products industry in India: Case Study of Seafood Industry Company X” author Manisha Thamke discusses the proposed use of Lean Six Sigma in the Indian Seafood Industry.

“The VSM-DMAIC analysis results highlighted some crucial issues that need some attention and some essential elements that should be measured when using Lean Six Sigma to contribute to marine food processes.”

The thesis includes:

· Current State Value Stream Map for Marine Product Industry
· Variety of Sea Food Products
· Company Organizational Structure
· Current State Map for Company
· Cause and Effect Diagram for Delay in Pre-processing
· Relationships Between Pre-processing and Other Elements
· Improvement Suggestions for Performance Issues

You can read the thesis here.

Six Sigma Applied to Frozen Fish Steak Processing: Indonesia

In a case study titled “Defects analysis of frozen fish steak processing using Six Sigma: a case study” authors A. Poernomo, N. Ferawati and R.B S. Salampessy discuss the use of Six Sigma to analyze defects in fish steak processing.

Note: “The analysis was carried out only for DMAI and not for C as the company temporarily stopped its operation and was not accepting visitors due to Covid-19 pandemic for several weeks.”

The case study includes:

· Processing Diagram of Frozen Fish Steak
· Observed Defects and CTQ in Emperor Fish Steak Processing
· Summary of Defects, Control Limits, and Process Capability
· Pareto Chart of Defects
· Fishbone Diagrams for Undersize Fish and Quality Deterioration

[Citation: A Poernomo et al 2021 IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 919 012038]

 

Lean Manufacturing Principles Applied to Seafood Processing Lines: South Africa

In a master’s thesis titled “Executing a process enhancement intervention on the processing lines at Seavuna Fishing Company” author Philip Rodger Abdullah discusses the use of Lean Manufacturing principles in order to attempt to resolve the current efficiency challenges.

The author uses a series of questionnaires, time studies, and line balancing.

Clicking on the following link will automatically download the thesis.

Crab, Oyster, Groundfish Fishing and Processing

See how crab, oysters, and groundfish (sole) are harvested and processed in this video from Noal Farm.

 

 

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