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Conagra Brands
The Tauber team is partnering with Conagra’s Vlasic plant in Imlay City, Michigan, to drive improvements in yield, automation, and energy efficiency. The project addresses a $1.2 million FY24 yield loss opportunity by building a real-time dashboard to track hand-packed jar weights. Additionally, the team will create and validate a proof-of-concept for automated pickle packing and leverage energy metering to track usage patterns and uncover $350k in potential savings.
Student Team:
Felix Liu – MSE Industrial and Operations Engineering
Katherine Susan Mahler – Master of Business Administration
Zachary Vaitkevicius – BBA/MSCM
Project Sponsors:
Craig Weiss – Champion, Senior Vice President Supply Chain
Tim Wagner – Supervisor, Plant Manager
Faculty Advisors:
John Branch – Ross School of Business
Seth Guikema – College of Engineering
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