Supply Chain Management

Sub-DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.

Presentor-Mahesh Koli &

Ranjan Goutam

Introduction Founded in 1851

nearly 200 products in more than 90 countries
worlds leading producer, marketer and distributor of
fresh fruit and fresh vegetables, including an expanding
line of value-added products.
Industry leader in nutrition education and research.

Business Segments Fresh Fruits

Fresh Vegetables
Packaged Foods

Key topic of presentation

Doles Banana Supply

Chain Management

SCM of Dole Banana

Production
Processing
Transportation
Distribution Infrastructure

Production & Process :

75 bunches are harvested and loaded onto the cable system and
they are carried to the packing plant through the farm.
As the bunches arrived at the packing station, protective pads are
removed from the hand and sent back to the fields to be used again.
For quality control each tray of banana is numbered and the location
of the harvester and the harvesting team is recorded.
The cable system encompasses all the fields are on the farm and is
about 80 miles in total length.

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Bananas are washed with chlorinated water and thoroughly
inspected.
If the bananas do not meet Doles stringent quality standards
harvesting is immediately halted in the field from which they
originated.
Banana hands are cut from the stem and put in the water to remove
excess latex which is found naturally in bananas.
A gentle water current in the tank moves the banana hands to the
next station where they receive an another quality inspection and
are cut into clusters of five to seven fingers.
The clusters float to the next workstation where they are removed
from the water tank and placed on trays.

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The trays are then transported by conveyor to the next workstation
where they receive the worldwide symbol of exceptional quality the
Dole Sticker.
The bananas are now ready to be packed into boxes specifically
designed for long distance transport.
Bananas cluster are carefully placed in the box using methods to
minimize damage to its shipment.
The bananas are wrapped into specially perforated material which
allows the fruit to ripe while in boxes.
The entire process from harvest to box takes only 2-3 hours.
The boxes are then staked on pallets in preparation for transport.
For quality control and traceability throughout the shipping process
each pallet is given its own unique identification code

Packing stage

Packing stage Terminology regarding to banana packing.

Traceability Data
Mandatory:
00 Serial Shipping Container
Code (SSCC)
Optional:
02 GTIN of the items contained
37 Count of the items contained
13 Packaging date
10 Batch/Lot code

The actors involved in the experience are:

The actors involved in the experience are:
COPDEBAN-Dole, investing in the preparation of small banana
farmers and their organisations, and providing them with the
infrastructure for packaging of their product. COPDEBAN supplies
the product to Dole, who is responsible for the transport and trading
in destination markets.
Small-holder producers of organic banana, who improve their
production and take charge of harvest and post-harvesting process,
up to delivering the packaged product Free-on-Board.

 DALE-Peru Foundation (CSR foundation that receives funding from

Dole), supporting the Inclusive Business initiative and helping
producers associations to develop investment profiles for the
community and providing advice to help the associations attract
investment. Dale Foundation channels the US$1 received through
COPDEBAN-Dole for each box sold on the fair-trade market (part of
normal Fair Trade regulations, in this case channelled through Dale)
and makes sure it is invested in line with the farmers interests.
SNV, provider of technical expertise and assistance, facilitating the
inclusion of small producers into the COPDEBAN-Dole supply chain.
Inter-American Development Bank through its Multilateral
Investment Fund (MIF), co-financing the activities of the Inclusive
Business model.

Thank You