 A Study of Refrigeration Systems for Urban Food Distribution CentersRobert L. Stahlman No 312115, Marketing Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program Abstract: Excerpts from the report: A study was made to determine the most economical and efficient means of supplying refrigeration to a hypothetical, four-building food distribution center housing 34 firms in a wholesale food distribution center in Chicago, Ill. The firms buy and sell fresh fruits and vegetables, meats and meat products, poultry, eggs, and groceries. It was assumed that the 34 firms would need refrigeration for 2 rooms at -20° F., 11 rooms at -10°, 1 room at 25°, 17 rooms at 32°, 7 rooms at 40°, 1 room at 45°, 19 rooms at 50°, and 5 rooms at 72°. In this report, specific data, material, designs, and evaluations have been developed to determine an efficient system for providing the refrigeration requirement in such food distribution centers. Weather data and electrical, labor, and material costs used in this report reflect those current in Chicago at the time this study was made. Keywords: Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/Statistical Methods; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ags:uamsmr:312115 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Marketing Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program Contact information at EDIRC. |
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