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Wegmans is a private, family-owned corporation that operates approximately 47 supermarkets, with their headquarters in Rochester, NY. In 1950, the son of the founders of Wegmans, Robert Wegman became president of Wegmans stores, and the company began to invest in businesses that would enhance its central focus. Wegman acquired an egg farm and developed an on-site meat processing center and a central bakery. The central bakery is still in the same location, while the Meat Process Center (CIC) has recently moved. The aim of this MSD project is to improve the Cheesecake Bakery Process in the Central Bakery Facility in Rochester, NY. The central bakery provides the baked goods for all the Wegmans stores. Specifically, the cheesecake process has some process problems, as well as a need for updated techniques to more efficiently make the cheesecake. The cheesecake baking process at Wegmans Manufacturing Facility requires a specific water dosing step. Cheesecake batters are filled into the cheesecake pans, and then cheesecake pans are placed on a metal sheet pan. The number of cheesecake pans on the sheet pans is variable depending on the current process. The baking recipe requires water to be added in the sheet pan in order to keep the cheesecake moisture consistent. Current process involves human interaction to fill to sheet pans with 2.5 quarts of water. The project will look into providing an automated user friendly solution to dose water into the metal sheet pans. Improving the Cheesecake making process and providing the workers with more ergonomically correct and efficient methods will increase throughput of the cheesecakes. This will enable Wegmans to deliver the product to the customer in the most cost effective way. (all images provided by wegmans.com)

Project Name

Cheesecake Water Dosing Automation

Project Number

P11712

Track

Process Innovation

Start Term

2010-2

End Term

2010-3

Faculty Guide

John Kaemmerlen

Primary Customer

Wegmans, Inc.

Mission Statement

Staffing Requirements

Intellectual Property Considerations

Team Work Breakdown Structure

Project Plan MSD I

Project Plan MSD II

Team Values and Norms

Required Resources

Identify Customer Needs

Engineering Specifications

Generate Product Concepts

Select Product Concept(s)

Test Product Concept(s)

Set Final Specifications

Feasibility Analysis

Concept Design Review Documents (SD I)

Detailed Design Review Documents (SD I)

System Overview

Design Logic

3 Dimensions Designs

State of Current Design (SD I)

Bill of Materials

Tasks List

Test Plans

Comparison of Project Process to Initial Plan

Personal Evaluations

Comparison of Risk Assessment

Bill of Materials 2

Technical Conference Publication (SD II)

Poster Publication (SD II)

Managerial Design Review Presentation (SD II)

Outlet Design Proposal

Photo Gallery

Video Gallery

Testing Steps and Results

Verification Test

Do and Don't Check List

Personal Evaluations SD II