An abstract of the article posted by authors: Manchica, Faniao Armando, Lucas Carlos and Richards, Tobias regarding Wood consumption and analysis of the bread baking process in wood-fired ovens.
Environmental impacts can be good and can be bad for the economy. In this article it shows how companies producing bread with wood-fired ovens in a certain area can conserve on natural resources, all while still producing quality bread. The authors support the findings by conducting analysis on wood-fired ovens done in a certain area. It is important for consumers and managers to be aware of the natural resources being used to produce products. The effects that production has on the economy should affect the way consumer’s purchase, especially when there is a way to produce a product at a lower environmental cost. Managers should review analyses like the one done in this article to see what they can do to help reduce the negative impacts on the environment.
The purpose of the article, Wood consumption and analysis of the bread baking process in wood-fired ovens is to improve the efficiency to help reduce the impact on the environment all while still producing quality bread. According to the article, “It was found that as much as 60 tons/day of green wood are consumed in the bread baking process in the area investigated”. The analysis compared the most common two bakery ovens, the indirect and the semi-direct. The semi-direct wood-fired oven is known to be the most inefficient.
For practicing managers in this area the implication that can be drawn from the analysis done is that to help conserve on natural resources but still produce a quality bread they should use the indirect wood-fired oven over the semi-direct wood-fired oven.
Environmental impacts can be good and can be bad for the economy. In this article it shows how companies producing bread with wood-fired ovens in a certain area can conserve on natural resources, all while still producing quality bread. The authors support the findings by conducting analysis on wood-fired ovens done in a certain area. It is important for consumers and managers to be aware of the natural resources being used to produce products. The effects that production has on the economy should affect the way consumer’s purchase, especially when there is a way to produce a product at a lower environmental cost. Managers should review analyses like the one done in this article to see what they can do to help reduce the negative impacts on the environment.
The purpose of the article, Wood consumption and analysis of the bread baking process in wood-fired ovens is to improve the efficiency to help reduce the impact on the environment all while still producing quality bread. According to the article, “It was found that as much as 60 tons/day of green wood are consumed in the bread baking process in the area investigated”. The analysis compared the most common two bakery ovens, the indirect and the semi-direct. The semi-direct wood-fired oven is known to be the most inefficient.
For practicing managers in this area the implication that can be drawn from the analysis done is that to help conserve on natural resources but still produce a quality bread they should use the indirect wood-fired oven over the semi-direct wood-fired oven.
The source of this article was supplied by:Applied Thermal Engineering; Dec2012, Vol. 47, pg63-72, 10p
This is a great example of an opportunity for resource conservancy. As we know natural resources are becoming more scarce by the day. I fill, as you said, company managers will benefit currently and even more so in the long run by investigating and initiating resource conserving practices.
ReplyDeleteYes, I couldn't agree more that this is a prime example of an opportunity for companies to conserve on natural resources. It is a good point to that if they start now they can benefit later.
DeleteUsing wood- fire compared to electric fire, which one will you choose over? Wood- you have to chop all those trees down. Electric- you have to use the power of water. How much water could be use and how much left? Do you feel the heat recently? It is horrible, it is not just hot but blowing hot wind. Either way, human has to consume, as long as they know how to use effectively and smart.
ReplyDeleteI agree we have to use natural resources, that is the way of life. We do though have a responsibility to use effectively and smart. If there is way to do that, my thought is we should.
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