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research article

Improving prune dehydration: Work simplification study and methods analysis of current dehydrater practices suggest improvements

authors

Louis E. Davis, University of California
Richard A. Marks, University of California
John H. Kilbuck, University of California College of Agriculture

publication information

California Agriculture 6(5):11-12. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v006n05p11. May 1952.

author affiliations

Louis E. Davis is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley; A. Richard Marks is Industrial Engineer, Engineering Research, University of California, Berkeley; John H. Kilbuck is Assistant Specialist in Food Technology, University of California College of Agriculture, Davis;

abstract

This is the second of two articles reporting the results of a work simplification study and methods analysis undertaken for California prune growers and dehydrater operators.

author notes

The investigation reported above was carried out cooperatively in 1951 by the Division of Food Technology, University of California College of Agriculture, Davis, and the Division of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley