Multiplant

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Multiplant

• Viva su Vida con Plantas
• Daniela Aizpitarte
• Alex Stahl
• Sandy Bly
• Pat Ryan Garner

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Where it is located

• Olmue, Chile
• Located in the 5th region, in the Región de
  Valparaíso
• Flowers are most important product from this
  region
• Drip irrigation used to cultivate plants on
  hillsides

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What is Produced

• Multiplant produces ornamental plants, sells
  garden accessories, and also designs and plants
  gardens
• After 2004 the company decided to mostly ship to
  large stores instead of directly to the customer
• Undergone technological and administrative
  changes
• Most important products
• Lillium pixie
• Tulipan
• Hibisco
• Bougainvillea
• Kalanchoe
• Fuschia
• Abutilon enano
• Dalia
• Archirantenum

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Global Environment

• Political factors
• Trade agreements
• Economic factors
• Agriculture shrinking in Chile
• Social factors
• Laborers have the right to organize
• Technological factors
• Agricultural equipment

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Industry Analysis

• Multiplant is considered an agricultural company
• Unexpected weather changes gives a unique
  challenge to firms in this industry
• This industry is of interest to agricultural
  engineers

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Engineering Principles

• Multiplant owns about 30 acres of land (12
  hectares) and makes 500,000 plants a year
• 300 species of plants
• The company employs many agricultural engineers
• Raw materials
• Fertilizer
• The products are shipped to large department
  stores, and supermarkets in the area
• Large equipment is operated, so workers have to
  be careful and skillful
• Have a controlled environment

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