A project feasibility study on the manufacture of parquet from coffee bean hull / by Emmanuel Abraham C. Ikan and Joe Nerr S. Jardiniano.

Design Project (BS Industrial Engineering) Cavite State University

Includes bibliographical references.

Coffee Bean Hull Parquet is a floor covering product manufactured mainly for flooring of residential houses. It is made mainly from coffee bean hull which is considered as waste.
Generally, the study aimed to find out the feasibility and profitability of the Coffee Bean Hull (CBH) Parquet production within the provinces of Cavite and Laguna.
Specifically, the project aimed to define and describe possible target market for CBH Parquet; determine the most appropriate system or technology to be used in CBH Parquet production; determine the activities and organization necessary for the implementation of the project; prepare an estimated financial requirement for the implementation of the project; seek for possible sources of financing the project; assess the impact of the project to the economy; and compute for the over-all profitability of the project.
The product is low cost but of high quality and considered to be highly competitive in the local tile industry. The product will be distributed based on the requirements of the target localities. This product will compete with the commercially available material in the market in terms of quality and price. The raw materials that will be used by JIPM Corp. in producing CBH Parquet are the coffee bean hull, saw dust, urea formaldehyde (UF), and polyurethane (PU). The company will purchase raw materials on a regular basis from reliable suppliers. The selection of the suppliers will be the responsibility of the company manager.
The study covered the aspects of marketing, technical, organization and management, financial, and socio-economic. In the marketing aspect, the target provinces and residential houses were chosen target market of JIPM Corp. The marketing program and strategies were developed to ensure that CBH Parquet will be able to penetrate the parquet industry in the target provinces. In terms of technical aspect, quality products will be top priority of the company and will adapt a total quality system to ensure the highest efficiency and utilization of its manpower and machine. With regards to organization and management aspects, the company will be registered under the name Jardiniano - Ikan Parquet Manufacturing Corporation (JIPM Corp.), an enterprise that will engage in parquet manufacturing. In order to provide quality products and high performance to its customers, the company will hire highly competent and skilled employees. In the financial aspect, by using the measures of liquidity, solvency and profitability, the business is expected to generate a large amount of income. While for the socio-economic aspect, the company will provide benefits in the locality when it is implemented. The company will generate different socio-economic activities leading to support the project of the local government. It will also give employment opportunities to the labor sector and investment options to interested investors. Hence, the researchers came up with the idea of manufacturing CBH Parquet to help, satisfy and provide other alternative to valued customers.
The researchers recommend the manufacturing of CBH Parquet since it was found to be feasible and viable provided that it will be managed and financed effectively.

Submitted to the University Library 07-01-2009 DP-2982