Contemporary Trends in Dairy Plant Management
Contents: Preface. Abbreviations. I. Engineering and technological aspects: 1. Dairy plant location and site. 2. Plant layout and equipment arrangement. 3. Lighting and ventilation. 4. Water supply to dairy. 5. Maintenance of the dairy plant. 6. Safety management. 7. Plant operation efficiency. 8. Treatment of dairy effluent. II. Administrative aspect: 9. Nature and functions of management. 10. Delegation of authority. 11. Decision-making. 12. Leadership. 13. Public relation. 14. Organisation and control of labour. III. Quality control aspects: 15. Quality and safety of milk and milk products. 16. Health and hygiene of personnel. 17. Dairy building sanitation. 18. Cleaning and sanitization of dairy equipment. IV. Financial and marketing aspects: 19. Assessment of cost in dairy operations. 20. Product losses in dairy plant. 21. Budgeting and budgetary control. 22. Dead capital investment. 23. Sales promotion and advertising. V. Miscellaneous: 24. Inventory control. 25. Entrepreneurship development in dairy industry. Question Bank. Glossary. Collateral readings. Subject Index.
"Contemporary Trends in Dairy Plant Management contains information regarding the aspects of Engineering and Technology, administration, quality control, finance and marketing, entrepreneurship development in plant and industrial management in the modern world with recent know-how which includes formulae, data, equipment, symbols, specification and advanced technologies that enable target readers to be endowed with indispensable knowledge, who will know how to use management skill in a dairy plant in commercial way to develop entrepreneurship and rural employment as well.
It is also equally useful for dairy consultants and dairy factories, college and University libraries, dairy professionals and entrepreneurs. Ample care has been taken to present the recent developments and trends in each area of dairy plant management. The book will be a guideline for those students who are particularly aspiring for a break-through in their management career and worthwhile future." (jacket)
