Capiro: flower engineering
No. 47 (2018-07-01)Author(s)
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Andrés L. Medaglia1. Profesor titular. Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial. Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de los Andes. Contacto: amedagli@uniandes.edu.co
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Carlos Manuel Uribe2. 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