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Production and Marketing of Ergonomically Designed Econo-vative Toilet Seat

Celester Both S. Adao | John Christian B. Macabales | John Derick M. Contreras

 

Abstract:

The increasing volume of waste from chicken feathers and PET bottles in the country has contributed to the environmental problems that local towns and cities face. This feasibility study focused on reducing the amount of waste, specifically chicken feathers, generated from the daily operations in Llanes Live Dressed Chicken in Brgy. San Juan, Calamba City and from Nelson Habacon Poultry Dressing Plant in Brgy. San Jose, Calamba City. This also aimed to reduce the PET bottle wastes in Kei’s Junkshop and JMDC Junkshop in Brgy. Paciano Rizal, Calamba City. By combining these wastes, a valuable, high-quality, and ergonomically designed toilet seat - the econo-vative toilet seat could be produced. The econo-vative toilet seat would help minimize hip stress, providing a more relaxed feeling while defecating. The researchers considered the marketing, technical, organization/management, financial, socio-economic and environmental aspects of the study. The hardware or depot business owners in Cabuyao City, Calamba City, Los Baños, and Bay can be the potential target market of the product. There will be twelve (12) processes involved in producing the econo-vative toilet seat. These are collecting and receiving, preparing raw materials, weighing, mixing, pressing, trimming, drilling, polishing, quality control, final inspection and storing. The capital needed to start the business is Php 2,400,000.00, which includes pre- operating cost, working capital, and contingency cost of the project. It will take 5 years for the AMC manufacturing to recuperate the investment of Php 2,400,000.00 while the average return of investment in terms of accounting will be 23% every year. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended the following: 1) additional size of the product; 2) market enlargement; 3) optimization of the production process; 4) additional elf Truck; 5) additional product line; 6) automated inspection; 7) company expansion; 8) investment of Injection Machine; and 9) increased utilization of waste products.