Once we understand that efficiency is really about reducing waste, then we must determine how we will measure our effectiveness. It takes us back to the quote from Kelvin: If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it. It is critically important to measure the significant parameters in your operation without wasted time and effort. In Genera’s operations, both in feedstock production and preprocessing, the parameters we measure help us understand where our critical points of improvement are located. You can actually predict and manage performance and below are some brief examples.
- You should know if you are trending towards a safety incident.
- You can actually predict your yield before you harvest and make corrections.
- You can know if you need to add fertilizer even during the season.
- You can know how rain will affect you and when it has and what you can do.
- You can know what is moisture protected and what those moistures are.
- You can know and predict carbon gains/losses.
- You can know the cost per mile and when to use a different harvest method even for the same project.
- You can predict the particle size and reduce the variance and related downstream waste.
- You can predict equipment downtime.
However, if you do not know what to measure, how to measure it, or what questions to ask, you will not have an efficient operation. You will never be able to identify your inefficiencies! This includes the processing of the biomass as well. Genera’s BIN-SPEC™ system will solve this for you and Genera’s Supply ASSURE™ system will get feedstocks to the plant gate at the best overall cost in the industry. We stake our reputation on it. You may be the best at what you do so shouldn’t you partner with the best at what they do? Contact Genera Energy today to see how we can make your biomass supply chain the most efficient in the industry.
By Keith Brazzell, Chief Operating Officer
