TECHNOLOGY DRIVES INNOVATION FOR FSC’S QUOTA ALLOCATION SYSTEM Fiji Sugar Corporation

As the sugar cane crushing season is soon to commence, Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC) has rolled out an innovative new system to help allocate and monitor quotas for Lorry Gangs to harvest and deliver cane to mills in a timely manner.

The new automated SMS- based system replaces an old paperbased system and now offers a more efficient means of directly communicating quotas on a daily basis.

Each grower is allocated their quota daily and can then plan their work to harvest and bring the cane to a weighbridge.

At the weighbridge, the grower’s quota will be verified and the lorry will then be weighed through FSC’s Weighbridge System.

The new system means that FSC’s mills will be able to effectively plan for the optimised amount of cane that is delivered for processing each day.

Graham Clark, FSC’s Chief Executive Officer commented on the new automated process: “With a continued focus on innovation for a better future, our team is delighted to unveil the new SMSbased system for communicating quotas to all of our growers,” he said.

He continued: “Previously preprinted quota slips were issued to the respective gang sirdars by their sector field officers.

“This was a time-consuming task as the field officer had to deliver these slips in person.

“Now each field officer will be charged with dispatching the quotas via the SMS system and can instead use their extra time to focus on improved cane production for the betterment of the industry.” Source: