Assessing labor productivity in the harvest of crops planted with Elaeis oleifera x Elaeis guineensis crossings in an oil palm plantation from Colombia | OCL

Palm and palm oil / Palmier et huile de palme

Open Access

Table 1

Activity flowchart for FFB cutter.

Activity number*	Activity name	Description
5	Preparation activities	At the warehouse, the FFB cutter receives equipment and instructions on the assigned lot. Proceeds to prepare tools and personal protective equipment.
10	Moving within the lot	Any move within the lot that is required to begin cutting FFB.
15	Walking from palm to palm	Movement between one palm and another.
20	Inspection	Searching for bunches in OHT to harvest.
25	Decision making	Are there bunches to harvest? If yes, proceed with activity 30, and if no, proceed with activity 15.
30	Frond cutting	Cut the frond that holds the bunch.
35	Bunch cutting	Cut the bunch from palm.
40	Decision making	Does the bunch need to be arranged? If yes, proceed with activity 45, and if no, proceed with activity 50.
45	Bunch to traffic path	Place the bunch on the traffic path.
50	Decision making	Are the assigned tasks finished? If yes, proceed with activity 55, and if no, proceed with activity 20.
55	Decision making	Does the collector need help? If yes, proceed with activity 60, and if no, proceed with activity 65.
60	Providing support to harvest teammate**	Time permitting, FFB cutter helps his harvest teammate by placing fronds, cutting FFB peduncles, and picking FFB.
65	Return of equipment	Going to the warehouse to return tools, equipment.
70	Waiting for company bus	Waiting for transportation to return home.
75	End of the working day

Note that activities are numbers in multiples of 5, so if a process needs to be improved or modified (re-engineering) it would receive a number in between multiples of five.

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This help is provided because both operators of the harvest team are paid by metric ton of FFB delivered at the FFB collecting point.

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