Provided reference
Definitions and operating rules
Expected level
The level the application expects the bin to have by the end of
that date after known consumption, animal transfers, and
truckloads.
Reported level
The physical bin level submitted for that date. Reports are
normally taken at approximately 06:00 . A report
may or may not already include a truckload scheduled for that
date.
Confirmed level
The level accepted as correct for that date and used as the
starting point for future projections. It must include all
truckloads belonging to that date, including loads not yet
delivered when the 06:00 report was taken.
How to choose a confirmed level
Truckload is not yet in the report
Expected: 9 tons Truckloads:
6 tons Reported: 3 tons
The reported level is about 6 tons below the expected level,
matching the truckload. The likely confirmed level is
3 + 6 = 9 tons .
Truckload is already in the report
Expected: 9 tons Truckloads:
6 tons Reported:
8.8 tons
The reported level is already close to expected. Adding the
truckload again would count it twice. The likely confirmed level
is 8.8 tons .
These comparisons identify the likely answer. Large or unusual
differences still require checking the ordering table, delivery
record, animal transfers, and the barn before confirming.
How to calculate a future level
Start with the previous day's confirmed or projected level. Add any
delivery listed for the new date, then subtract that date's
consumption.
Example: 8 tons starting level + 6-ton delivery - 2 tons consumption
= 12 tons projected level
The assessment asks you to enter the resulting level, not the
formula. Apply an animal transfer before calculating consumption for
any date on which that transfer is effective.
Animal consumption reference
Animals x kilograms of feed per animal per day / 1,000 = tons
consumed per day
Example: 1,000 animals x 1.5 kg / 1,000 = 1.5 tons per day.
Ordering-table abbreviations
CAP
Maximum quantity the bin can safely hold, in tons.
CONS
Expected feed consumption per day, in tons.
LEVEL
The confirmed starting level used for the projection.
Truck-compartment rule
Each truck has 10 compartments , each holding up to
3 tons . Different feed types cannot share a
compartment. Quantities of the same feed type may be combined before
assigning compartments. A partially filled compartment cannot hold
another feed type.
Section 1
Understanding bin levels
Choose or explain the correct treatment of the information.
3. Explain how you determine whether a same-day truckload is
already included in a reported level.
Section 2
Set the confirmed bin levels
All reported levels below were taken at approximately 06:00.
Truckloads show the total quantity assigned to today's date. Enter
the most likely confirmed level for every bin. Do not add a
truckload twice.
9. Explain why you added the truckload for some bins but did
not add it for others.
Section 3
Ordering-table projections and animal transfers
The LEVEL column is Monday's confirmed starting level. Each date
column contains the truckload quantity scheduled for that date. A
dash means no truckload.
Bin #
CAP
CONS
LEVEL
Tue 18 Aug
Wed 19 Aug
Thu 20 Aug
Fri 21 Aug
Sow S1 - Gestation
101
12.0
2.0
9.0
-
6.0
-
-
Nursery N1 - Starter
202
10.0
1.2
4.8
-
-
-
-
Finisher F1 - Grower
301
14.0
2.5
11.0
-
-
6.0
-
13. Bin 202 has no delivery scheduled. State the first date it
falls below 2 tons and what ordering action you would take
before that happens.
Animal-transfer information
Barn
Starting animals
Budget
Effective transfer
Previous confirmed level
Nursery N8
1,000
1.5 kg/animal/day
200 animals enter before Wednesday feeding
8.0 tons confirmed Tuesday
Finisher F4
800
3.0 kg/animal/day
300 animals leave before Thursday feeding
7.0 tons confirmed Wednesday
The previous confirmed levels already account for consumption
through Tuesday for Nursery N8 and through Wednesday for Finisher
F4. Do not subtract those earlier days again.
No truckloads are scheduled for either barn during these
calculations.
18. Explain when each transfer takes effect and how it changes
consumption and projected levels.
Section 4
Truckload planning
Compare two proposed truckloads. Remember that each truck has 10
compartments and each compartment holds up to 3 tons.
COMP. 1 3.0 t
COMP. 2 3.0 t
COMP. 3 3.0 t
COMP. 4 3.0 t
COMP. 5 3.0 t
COMP. 6 3.0 t
COMP. 7 3.0 t
COMP. 8 3.0 t
COMP. 9 3.0 t
COMP. 10 3.0 t
Proposed Truck A
Feed type
Quantity
Gestation
6 tons
Nursery starter
5 tons
Nursery finisher
4 tons
Finisher 1
7 tons
Finisher 2
6 tons
Proposed Truck B
Feed type
Quantity
Gestation
6 tons
Nursery starter
5 tons
Finisher 1
4 tons
Finisher 1
7 tons
Finisher 2
6 tons
The two Finisher 1 lines are the same feed type and may be
combined before assigning compartments.
23. Show how you assigned the quantities to compartments and
explain why one truckload fits or does not fit.
Section 5
Troubleshooting cases
Case A: Unexpected five-ton increase
Bin 601 has an expected level of 3.2 tons and a reported level
of 8.2 tons. The ordering table contains no truckload for
Tuesday and a 5.0-ton truckload for Wednesday. No
animal-transfer or consumption change is recorded.
24. What could explain the difference, and what would you check
or change before using the ordering table?
Case B: Two bins move in opposite directions
Bin
Feed
Expected
Reported
Truckload on ordering table
401
Finisher 1
7.5
4.4
3.0
402
Finisher 2
5.0
8.1
3.0
25. Diagnose what may have happened and state your immediate
controls, checks, corrections, and planning response.
Case C: Bins approaching empty
Bin
Expected
Reported
CONS
Next truckload
501
1.1
0.2
1.5/day
None scheduled
502
5.5
5.2
1.0/day
6.0 tomorrow
503
0.8
0.1
1.2/day
None scheduled
26. Which bins require immediate action? State how you would
protect feed supply and what you would verify.
Case D: Delivery remains for a barn entering cleanout
Nursery N9 still shows 800 animals, no outgoing animal transfer,
5.5 tons of feed, and a 6.0-ton truckload scheduled for
tomorrow. The production schedule says the barn cleanout begins
tomorrow.
27. Explain the conflict and what you would do before the
truckload is dispatched.
Section 6
Final operational response
28. Prioritise Cases A-D. State what you handle first and why,
considering animal feed supply, wrong-feed risk, and preventing
unnecessary deliveries.
29. Write the concise message you would send to operations
about the most urgent issue.
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