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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.

**

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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