Main Factors In Coffee Business

Raw materials

Most automatic drip coffee maker parts are made out of plastic, including the body and the basket which holds the filter. The steel required for making the coffee maker can be imported from South Korea since India has the highest imports of steel coming from South Korea followed by China. Aluminum for the same can be obtained within the country itself. Available and easy access to land. Sensors imported from China are also fitted which detect mood swings and makes the coffee accordingly.

Labor

Since the parts of the coffee maker have to be fitted, around 40 to 80 workers will be needed for assembly which will fall under manpower. A supervisor is needed to oversee the entire assembly and manufacturing, hence administrative manpower is also required. After assembly of the coffee maker, packaging of the same is required and hence people are needed for the same. This falls under professional manpower. A team of people proceed with quality control without which the product cannot be sent out. Quality control plays a pivotal role. Labor is required in terms of transport where a person is to be assigned to take the products and bring in raw materials.

Utilities

Various services are required for the proper functioning. In the manufacturing unit itself, regular supply of electricity for uninterrupted work is required. Moreover, conveyor belts which help ease the entire process is required. Water is a necessity. Waste management is very essential. Scrap metal that remains after processing steel and aluminum needs to be taken care of .The way to tackle with scrap metal is to sell it to other companies that make use of the scrap metal, or to artists who require such items. Waste management of other materials also needs to be given special care. All recyclable goods must be recycled wherever and whenever possible. The manufacturing unit is to be connected with the city’s sewage system. The sewage system shall take care of the effluents and ensure it is properly, chemically cleaned before discharge into other bodies. Transportation of materials and also the finished goods is required and hence facilities should be set up for that.

Electricity and water providers: pollution control

Just like how measures are being taken to ensure that effluents are diverted into the sewage system so as to ensure no harm is caused to the water bodies and also landfills. Like mentioned earlier, recyclable and non-recyclable should be segregated. Compost pits can be made near companies that convert materials into viable compost which can be sold to farmers at a subsidized rate. This also helps create a symbiotic relation between the agricultural sector and the secondary sector. Waste water is treated before discharge. Scrap material is recycled. It takes 95% more energy to manufacture new aluminum as compared to 5% usage of energy to recycle the scrap metal. In order to manufacture aluminum, industries have to mine bauxite and refine the metal. Also, aluminum does not undergo any measurable deterioration while it is being recycled. This means that aluminum can be recycled any number of times without losing its quality.

Waste water from the factory outlet will be treated prior to discharging into municipal network as per authority requirement. Methylene chloride, the solvent used to decaffeinate beans, has come under federal scrutiny in recent years. Many people charge that rinsing the beans does not completely remove the chemical, which they suspect of being harmful to human health. Although the Food and Drug Administration has consequently ruled that methylene chloride residue cannot exceed 10 parts per million, the water method of decaffeination has grown in popularity and is expected to replace solvent decaffeination completely.

Transportation and communication system

A database should be created about coffee drinkers and the marketing should be targeted to a particular site. Transport should be set up for bringing in raw materials and also to take the finished product to the required market. Moreover, communications deal with promoting the product on several media. For example: social media, television, radio and print are a few places of promotion. Advertisement costs depend on the extent of promotion for the product.