Nicole AleksichNicole AleksichDonnych DiazDonnych DiazKatie HolcombeKatie HolcombeJessica Jessica VanderhoffVanderhoffGoldie WestGoldie WestAlycia YsasagaAlycia Ysasaga

Montinore VineyardsMontinore Vineyards

History of MontinoreHistory of MontinoreEstablished in 1982Established in 1982

240 acre vineyard overlooking Willamette 240 acre vineyard overlooking Willamette ValleyValley

Family run estateFamily run estate

6 varieties of wine6 varieties of wine

Produces about 35,000 cases of wine Produces about 35,000 cases of wine annually annually

Biodynamic FarmingBiodynamic FarmingPractice of eliminating herbicides, Practice of eliminating herbicides,

pesticides, and fertilizerspesticides, and fertilizers

3 years to become certified3 years to become certified

Inter-plant soils with nitrogen-rich cover crops Inter-plant soils with nitrogen-rich cover crops for for

healthy soilhealthy soil

Chamomile or diluted milk spray usedChamomile or diluted milk spray used

Bull Horn ConceptBull Horn Concept

Biodynamic FarmingBiodynamic FarmingBenefits: Benefits:

Increased productionIncreased production

Self-sustained Self-sustained

ecosystems within blocksecosystems within blocks

Consistent yieldConsistent yield

Best quality and Best quality and

taste in grapestaste in grapes

Enhances value to Enhances value to

customerscustomers

Current Factory LayoutCurrent Factory Layout

Unnecessary Unnecessary

movements movements

to perform tasksto perform tasks

Storage areas inStorage areas in

production lineproduction line

Hoses travel along Hoses travel along

large portion of floorlarge portion of floor

Tools not located Tools not located

near equipmentnear equipment

Improved Factory LayoutImproved Factory Layout

Crush pad moved Crush pad moved

Equipment lined againstEquipment lined againstwall in order neededwall in order needed

Tools separated andTools separated andlocated where neededlocated where needed

Remove old items fromRemove old items fromproduction floorproduction floor

Picker near crush padPicker near crush pad

Yeast located where Yeast located where neededneeded

Labeling SystemLabeling SystemEquipment supplier Equipment supplier

is Prosperois Prospero

Problems with labels Problems with labels

being centered onbeing centered on

bottlesbottles

Mislabeled bottles Mislabeled bottles

cannot be sold and havecannot be sold and have

to be used for wine to be used for wine

tasting or given awaytasting or given away

Improvements to Improvements to Labeling SystemLabeling System

Two ways that labeling system Two ways that labeling system

could be improved:could be improved:

Add label guides to current Add label guides to current machine machine

Replace outdated labelerReplace outdated labeler

Summary of ImprovementsSummary of Improvements

New factory layout New factory layout

would be more efficientwould be more efficient

and reduce wasteand reduce waste

Modify existing labeler Modify existing labeler or purchase of newor purchase of new

labeling system would labeling system would

reduce mislabeled reduce mislabeled

bottles and costsbottles and costs

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