Graduate Projects

Streamling the Reporting Requirements for Citrus Packers: 2004

Project:
Streamline the reporting requirements for packers.

Project Leader:
Samantha Rogers, Quality Control Manager, River Fresh.

Aim:
Reduce the workload of industry stakeholders by streamlining the reporting requirements of industry and government.

Background:
The reporting requirements for packing sheds in the citrus industry create a significant and unnecessary workload. There are requirements for similar information from multiple agencies. Therefore there was seen to be a need to establish a system that would allow access to existing growers’ mandatory pre-harvest requirements by creating an approved supplier database on a website.

Approach:

• Prepared a draft proposal to put to statutory organisations and packers.
• Accessed support from all relevant stakeholders.
• Established the cost of conducting such a Forum.
• Prepared a template for use on the website.
• Ensured the process complied with the privacy act.
• Approached websites designers
• Presented to the SA Citrus Board, resulting in the Board agreeing to implement the project with Samantha as an advisor.

Outcomes:
A streamlined information system developed to reduce the reporting requirements and duplication.
Commitment by SA Citrus Board to implement this system.

Website with a data base detailing each organisation’s approved details on one page per grower/orchard.