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what were the core factors that were
affecting potato health at that time. "
After sampling potatoes coming out
of storage, Beck, Thornton and Olsen
would meet the trucks at their final
destinations: Walmart distribution
centers (DC) in Utah, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Arkansas and New York.
" We met them when they opened up
the (trailer) doors, " Olsen said.
" We were able to observe (Walmart's)
quality control and inspection processes
in order to see if there's any anomalies
and then identify the consistencies that
we're seeing across the board, " Beck said.
The group was impressed with
University of Idaho professors Nora Olsen, pictured, and Mike Thornton led a research project
with Walmart and other partners to examine ways to minimize rejections of potatoes at
retail. Photo: Bill Schaefer Photography
" It was pretty cool to see a retailer say
'we want to be part of the process, " Beck
said. " Let's utilize our resources and let's
work together to find a good result not
just for Walmart's customers but for the
industry, in general.' "
Beck said that Thornton and Olsen
" did tremendous amounts of sampling
on the product that was coming
inbound that day in the storages getting
data from that aspect of it so we could
see from storage to final destination
Walmart's quality control (QC) personnel.
" They're really dedicated, trying to
do a good job of detecting the actual
quality so actual problem lots get
tagged, " Thornton said. " They're not
trying to tag lots as an issue that aren't
an issue. They're trying to do a really
good job. "
TAKEAWAYS
Beck said that there were several
items they identified during the process
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