Revista de Ingeniería

revinge | eISSN 2011-0049 | ISSN 0121-4993

Capiro: flower engineering

No. 47 (2018-07-01)
  • Andrés L. Medaglia
    1. Profesor titular. Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial. Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de los Andes. Contacto: amedagli@uniandes.edu.co
  • Carlos Manuel Uribe
    2. Gerente general, Flores El Capiro S.A. Contacto: cmuribe@capiro.co

Abstract

Capiro is a world leader in the export of chrysanthemums in maritime containers to destinations in five continents. Capiro has applied engineering to all the links in the chrysanthemum agro chain: obtaining cuttings from mother plants, sowing and confining the cuttings, flower cutting, post-harvest operations, consolidation and logistics traceability. To maintain its leadership, Capiro has identified challenges where engineering will play a crucial role in the future: increasing time in the cold chain, process automation, use of drones and robots for risky operations, traceability and crop planning optimization, among others.

Keywords: Flowers, agro chain, chrysanthemums, logistics