The supply chain is a process vital to our way of life. The opportunity to analyze it in relation to coffee, bananas, and pineapples over the past two weeks was incredibly interesting. Each step along the supply chain relates to design, the topic that my group got to analyze this trip. Focusing on coffee, the…
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Dota Lotta Coffee
Today in Costa Rica we had the chance to tour the Dota Coffee Cooperative and understand the basics of how the company operates. A cooperative is different from others company – it is made up of many small participants that pool resources, information, and expertise to increase their presence in the market. The cooperative business…
Fresh Fruit
Today in Costa Rica, we got to visit both a banana and a pineapple farm. Although the fruit plantations had similarities in the supply chain to coffee plantations, significant differences still exist. First, similarities between the two processes are that both require careful planning in the harvesting of crops to meet demand, product-specific packaging to…
Views From The Air In Arenal
Today in Costa Rica includes views from Misticos Hanging Bridges Park and a lecture on ecotourism from Alberto Rico Urones as a welcome to the town of Arenal. The trip through Misticos Hanging Bridges Park had beautiful scenery and numerous animal/plant sightings. Parts of the hike today had similarities to the Cloud Rainforest in Monteverde….
Bridge To A Better Tomorrow
Today’s adventure in Costa Rica includes a hike through the Cloud Rainforest and a lecture from Don Guillermo, owner of Life farm in Monteverde. After walking through the beautiful rainforest and hearing about the sustainability efforts at Life farm, I see the difficulty in balancing productivity with sustainability and conservation. The hike through the Cloud…