Besides nutritional products, Trouw Nutrition Hifeed can also supply know-how to organisations. Trouw Nutrition Hifeed can rely on the immense knowledge that is available within the whole Nutreco organisation.
Objectives
- The main objective is to strengthen the competitive position of the partner in the market.
- Specific objectives are determined by Nutreco experts together wth partner's experts, this should be measurable quality improvements, performance improvements, and cost reductions in the specific fields of cooperation, e.g. cost of feed formula (egg, broiler, pork), feed conversion ratio's, daily gain, mortalities, veterinary costs, quality standards of feed and animal products, quality assurance systems, efficiency criteria, like labour costs, energy costs, etc. in the feed mill.
- Training of staff, on the spot as well as in Nutreco premises in Europe (seeing is believing!).
- Being a reference for local management and specialists regarding corst standards, quality standards and efficiency criteria.
- Normally Trouw Nutrition Hifeed sees as a side effect of the cooperation a new elan and working spirit of partner's staff, as well a positive reaction from the partner's customers.
Methodology
Trouw Nutrition Hifeed has over 15 years experience in know-how transfer and understands as no other company the critical success factors involved. Essential for knowledge transfer is good analysis and planning. The know-how is transferred and implemented by Nutreco specialists who are active in the operating companies. A part of their time is reserved for know-how projects.
The components of the know-how/expertise
The components of the know-how are described in 8 modules:
- General Management
- Feed production technology and quality control systems
- Raw materials, feed formulation and animal nutrition
- Laboratory and research
- Extension, animal husbandry
- Integration systems, chain management
- Sales
- Processing, poultry, pigs