Lokacin da Scott Danner, babban jami'in gudanarwa na Kansas City, Kan. tushen Liberty Fruit Co., ya gaya wa mai shi kuma Shugaba Arnold Caviar cewa yana buƙatar faɗaɗa sabbin kayan aikin kamfanin da ƙafar murabba'in 3,000, Caviar ya amsa, “Screw it. Idan muna bukatar 3,000 (square feet), mu yi 7,000."
Bugu da kari ga Carol's Cuts, sabon yanki na Liberty, an kammala shi a cikin 2007, wanda ya kawo jimlar aikin zuwa murabba'in murabba'in 12,000. An fara rabon, mai suna matar Arnold Caviar, a shekara ta 2001 tare da yanki mai fadin murabba'in 500, kuma a cikin shekaru uku ya ninka girmansa. Sauran sabbin ayyukan da aka yanke a cikin birnin Kansas sun rufe, kuma Carol's Cuts yana samun ci gaban kasuwa.
"Babu wani processor a yankin," in ji Danner.
'Ya'yan itãcen marmari
Liberty tana kasuwanci a yankin Kansas fiye da shekaru 40. Wanda mahaifin Arnold Caviar ya kafa, ƙarni na uku na Caviar yanzu yana jagorantar kasuwancin, kodayake Arnold - wanda ke gudanar da kasuwancin tun 1985 - har yanzu yana da hannu sosai a cikin yanke shawara na kasuwanci, in ji Danner. Kamfanin mai jigilar kaya ne, mai shiryawa da sarrafa sabbin 'ya'yan itatuwa da kayan marmari.
A matsayin wani ɓangare na Ƙarfafa Ƙarfafawa, Liberty yana rarraba zuwa yanki mai jihohi biyar a cikin radius mai nisan mil 400 na birnin Kansas: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska da Oklahoma. Kimanin kashi 45 cikin 30 na kayayyakin ana siyar da su ga abokan cinikin abinci, kashi 25 cikin 20 ana sayar da su ne da yawa, sauran kashi XNUMX kuma na dillali ne. Wannan bambance-bambancen wani bangare ne na abin da ya taimaka wa Liberty ganin karuwar kashi XNUMX cikin dari a kowace shekara a cikin shekaru biyar da suka gabata.
"Idan ɗayan yana jinkirin, ɗayan yana ɗauka," in ji Danner.
Wurin na 'Yanci ya rufe fiye da murabba'in murabba'in 120,000, tare da kayan sanyaya na zamani da kayan girki. Wurare goma sha ɗaya da ake sarrafa zafin jiki na taimakawa wajen kiyaye sabbin kayayyaki daban-daban, kuma rukunin motocin kamfanin na manyan motoci 50 da tirela na iya jigilar sa'o'i 24 a rana. Fasahar tauraron dan adam ta Global Positioning Satellite ce ke bibiyar motocin, wanda ke ba wa Liberty damar sanin ainihin inda amfanin gona ke da kuma yin aiki mafi kyau wajen tsara jigilar kayayyaki da jigilar kaya.
Baya ga kasuwancin jigilar kaya da Carol's Cuts sabo-yanke rabo, Liberty yana yin sabbin tumatur a ƙarƙashin alamar Mary's Pride - mai suna bayan mahaifiyar Arnold Caviar. Ana siyar da tumatur na Mary's Pride a kantin sayar da kayayyaki azaman salatin ja da tumatir roma. Wasu daga cikin tumatur suna zuwa don sake tattarawa, wasu kuma a kan sarrafa su, saboda Liberty na iya yin sa da arha fiye da yadda wasu na'urori ke yi da kansu.
"Muna adana kaya da yawa kuma muna iya isar da sabbin kayayyaki," in ji Danner.
Carol's Cuts
Lokacin da Carol's Cuts ya fara, yana cikin bayan ginin Liberty, wanda ma'aikata takwas ke aiki da yawancin abokan cinikin sabis na abinci. A cikin shekara guda, sashin ya zarce sararin samaniya kuma an sake gyara wani shuka mai murabba'in ƙafa 5,000 a filin Liberty. A cikin shekaru hudu da suka biyo baya, sabon-yanke gefen kasuwanci ya ninka, wanda ya haifar da ƙarin 7,000-square feet.
"Ba mu yi tafiya ba, mun gudu," in ji Danner.
Aikin yankan sabo ya tafi daga sarrafa kasa da fam 40,000 na kayan amfanin gona zuwa fiye da fam 160,000. Tare da ƙarin sararin samaniya, kamfanin yana da damar fadada har ma da gaba, kuma Danner ya ce yana iya ganin Carol's Cuts yana girma sau biyu zuwa uku kamar yadda yake yanzu.
"Arnold zai ce 'mun yi maxed, mun maxed out,' amma ba za ka iya maxed har sai kana gudu uku sau uku a kan kowane layi," Danner ya ce.
Carol's Cuts yana gudanar da layukan 10 don canjin rana guda ɗaya wanda ke gudana daga karfe 3 na yamma zuwa 10 na yamma A karfe 11 na yamma, kamfanin yana gudanar da albasarta ta cikin kayan aiki don shuka ya kasance mafi yawa kuma ma'aikatan tsaftar zasu iya tsaftace bayan albasa kafin na gaba. canjin rana ya fara.
Fiye da samfura 230 ne ke bibiyar sabbin layukan sarrafawa na kamfanin, tare da sabbin injinan da aka ƙara yayin haɓakawa. Kusan kowane nau'in sarrafawa ana iya yin shi, gwargwadon abin da abokin ciniki ke so. Sabbin kayan aikin sun adana lokaci mai yawa, tare da matakai kamar peeling dankalin turawa sun cika sau 20 cikin sauri.
"Na tabbata ba za ku taɓa samun injina da yawa ba," in ji Danner.
Kwarewar Liberty da sarrafa kayan aiki na taimaka wa shukar da aka yanke don samar da ingantattun 'ya'yan itace da kayan lambu. Danyen samfurin yana kasancewa cikin sanyi daga isowa ta hanyar sarrafawa, kuma ana kula da zafin jiki a cikin ajiya har sai an kai shi ga abokan ciniki. Kunshin samfurin yana da kwanan wata “wanda aka sarrafa”, don haka abokan ciniki sun san amfanin su sabo ne.
Ƙara sabon layin da aka yanke yana nufin yin hankali da amincin abinci. Carol's Cuts yana da hanyoyin HACCP a wurin da ma'aikatan tabbatar da ingancin cikakken lokaci don saka idanu da rubuta hanyoyin - wanda Danner ya ce larura ce ga mai sarrafawa a kwanakin nan.
"Ba wai muna yin abubuwan da suka dace ba - takardun shaida ne," in ji shi.
Akwai littattafai guda 20 na takaddun shaida daban-daban da dubawa waɗanda dole ne su kasance a halin yanzu, kuma ƙwararrun ma'aikatan tabbatar da inganci na iya hana kuskure mai tsada ko abubuwan da aka rasa akan dubawa.
"Yana sa mu zama kamfani mafi kyau," in ji Danner. "Farashin ba zai iya zama komai ba."
Girma da Tallafi
Manufar 'Yancin 'Ya'yan itace Co. - da Mary's Pride da Carol's Cuts rarrabuwa - shine zama kantin tsayawa ɗaya ga abokan ciniki. Don taimakawa cimma wannan burin, Liberty ta zama memba na Produce Alliance a cikin 2001. Produce Alliance kamfani ne na gudanarwa wanda ya ƙware wajen ganowa da rarraba kayan amfanin gona ga abokan cinikin abinci. Kamfanin ba ya shiga sabon-yanke, amma fasahar samar da Alliance yana amfani da shi ya taimaka wa Liberty saka idanu da bin diddigin abubuwan da ke samarwa cikin inganci.
" IT din mu yana gaba da gasar," in ji Danner.
Amma haɓaka kamfani na iya haɗawa da tsada mai yawa, don haka Arnold da Allen Caviar suna son yin hankali game da yadda ake kashe kuɗi. Har sai da haɓakawar Carol's Cuts, Liberty ba ta da bashi, har ma da lamunin da suka karɓa don ƙari na ɗan gajeren lokaci ne kuma kawai don mafi ƙanƙanci da ake bukata.
Iyalin Caviar sun kasance masu zaman kansu koyaushe, suna gaskanta cewa kamfani ya kamata kawai ya kashe kuɗin da yake da shi maimakon karɓar kuɗi, in ji Danner. Wannan tunanin yana taimaka wa mutane su yanke shawara mai kyau, domin duk abin da dole ne a sanya shi a kan takarda kuma kowace dala da aka kashe ta fito daga asusun ajiyar kuɗi.
Kamar yadda kamfanin ke neman ci gaba da girma, Danner baya ganin wannan canji. Manyan tikitin tikiti kamar injuna ko gine-gine na iya buƙatar lamuni, amma za a ci gaba da yin amfani da su da yawa don kiyaye 'Yanci a matsayin bashi mai yiwuwa.
Taimakawa
A cikin shekaru takwas da suka gabata, Liberty Fruit Co. ta shirya kuma ta dauki nauyin gasar wasan golf don tara kuɗi don Asibitin jinƙai da Clinic a Kansas City. Tallafin kuɗi muhimmin yunƙuri ne na tara kuɗi don Arnold.
A cikin 'yan shekarun da suka gabata, 'yan wasan golf sun taso daga sassan biyu don shiga kuma masu tallafawa sun yi layi, ciki har da manyan sunaye kamar Dole Fresh Vegetable, Gills Onions da River Ranch Fresh Foods. Gasar da aka yi a bara ta tara sama da dala 100,000 ga asibitin, abin da ya ruguza tarihin da aka yi a baya da ma tsammanin masu shirya gasar. Kamfanin yana da babban bege ga gasar 2008, wanda za a gudanar a ranar 22 ga Satumba a Tiffany Springs Golf Club a Kansas City, Mo.