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Cara-board
“Aromatic Pooperboard for a Healthier World”
By:
Names of Members:
Belo, Jason Vic D.
Caringal, Chrishane O.
Castillo, Wendel C.
Falculan, Angela B.
Panerio, Loraine F.
May, 2024
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Table of Contents
I. Product Information...………………………………………………………..…...3
Product Information and Description………………………………………..….…3
Specific Objectives…………………………………………………………………..4
Product Logo...…………………………………………………………………...….6
II. Organizational Plan…………………………………………………………..……7
Organization Structure………………………………………………………………7
Company Officers / Role of Each Members of the organization…………….....7
III. Product Offering………………………………………………………………….10
Product Name……………………………………………………………………...10
Product Concept…………………………………………………………………...10
Product Image…………………………………………………………………..….13
Product Benefits……………………………………………………………...…….13
Differentiation…………………………………………………………………..…..14
IV. Management/Operational Aspect………………………………………..…….16
Materials Used………………………………………………………………..……16
Production Process…………………………………………………………..……17
Price List……………………………………………………………………..……..22
SWOT Analysis……………………...…………………………………..……..….22
V. Marketing Aspect………………………………………………………...……….24
Location……………………………………………………………………..………24
Beneficiary……………………………………………………………………..…...25
Promotion………………………………………………………………………..….25
VI. Sustainability Aspect…………………………………………………………....27
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………….…..29
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I. Product Information
Cara-board
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Specific Objectives
Specific
Measurable
Attention and exposure to the possibility that carabao manure can be made
into a paper product in the locality where that material came from is the first step
towards obtaining the grand objective of the product. Laying out the knowledge to a
group of local farmers and their families gives rise to the recognition that there are
other uses for the excretion of their animals. This initiation opens the possibility that
a material regarded as useless may be useful under various processes and
information.
Achievable
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Relevant
Time-bound
Working on solving a problem that exists already and setting out for minor
steps toward the solution is an objective that should be done as soon as possible.
Thus, the initiation and production of Cara-board marks the beginning of a rigorous
timeline where people use alternative materials for producing paper products instead
of the commercial and conventional process of using trees.
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Product Logo
The Cara-board logo consists of the product name, its tagline, the primary
character depicting the source, and the various elements required in its production.
The brown color of the logo embodies the actual visual representation of the product,
the green leaf that surrounds the carabao legs gives recognition to the content of
banana tree trunks and the yellow flower represents the small hints of the same color
that a Sampaguita have and the mascot of the product in the form of a carabao pays
respect to the source of the primary material of Cara-board. The font and the white
line that surrounds the elements give an outline that emphasizes the product name,
motto, and mascot. The mascot having aspects of the Sampaguita highlights the
differentiation of the product, its expression draws out an uplifting, earthy, and
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Organization Structure
Project Head
Jason Vic D. Belo
Production Worker
Chrishane O. Caringal
Duties and Responsibilities: The one managing the whole process, oversees all
aspects of the organization whether progress is going well or whether there is
progress in the project. Responsible for solving the problems that the organization
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encounters and the one who decides what course of action is suitable for those
situations. Plans, monitor, control, and execute plans for the business.
Duties and Responsibilities: Responsible for the success of the production aspect
of the business. Works and manages to ensure that products meet and satisfy
customer expectations, in charge of the operational side of the organization.
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Product Name
Cara-board
The product name Cara-board highlights the product's distinctive material and
the conventional and commercial product in the papermaking industry. Cara-board, a
shortened play of the terms Carabao and Board emphasize the unconventional
innovation that the product offers having the primary material utilizing carabao
excretes and the output that has undergone production producing a paperboard
product. Its name and its features provide a novel identity. This product offers the
conventional characteristics of a paperboard product and the unconventional usage
of waste for further sustainability of the environment.
Product Concept
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Similar to the production process of Cara-board, the pulp is left on the screen,
drained, and dried under the sun. In adherence to the fundamental and ancient way
of producing a paper product, Cara-board follows the same process of collecting a
fiber source, converting it into pulp, molded, and leaving the mixture to dry. This
attribute of Cara-board utilizes the conventional and natural way of creating paper
and emphasizes the usage of fibers away from the commercialized usage of trees
for paper production.
Trees are the primary source of cellulose for paper production due to their
high percentage of this fiber. Hence, the papermaking industry utilizes this resource
for paper production. However, this structural component exists in all plants, yet
trees are preferred due to their superiority of containing the utmost percentage of this
polymer. All plant-thickened secondary cell walls are only deposited in certain cell
types at the cessation of cell expansion but form the majority of biomass. Secondary
Cellulose makes up 35–45% of the dry weight of grass secondary cell walls (Gao et
al., 2020). The swamp-type water buffalo native in the Philippines primarily eats
grass as its energy source, this explains the availability of cellulose fiber in the
excretion of carabaos, which can be attributed to the digestive process of the animal.
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squeeze out all of the moisture. In these chambers, the digestive enzyme lysozyme
and many anaerobic microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, infusorians, and
protozoan, can primarily break down plant fibers, especially hemicellulose, and
pectin. Hence, it is considered that a high percentage of cellulose is preserved in
cow dung (Joblin et al., 2002; Khalid et al., 2018). The latter explanation tackles the
digestive system and how cows turn the grass they consume into a source of
cellulose. Ruminants such as cows falling under the same family as carabaos
support the capabilities of the animal to turn the grass they eat into the same kind of
fiber since both animals have a specialized stomach that allows this process.
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Product Image
Product Benefits
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Differentiation
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uses the excretion of carabaos which not only diminishes the source of greenhouse
gases but also allows an alternative material to be a source of cellulose. Lastly, the
materials are composed of natural resources and wastes, which contributes to a
better cause of decreasing greenhouse gasses from the excretes, eliminating the
usage of trees for paper product production, and ultimately the preservation of the
environment and nature.
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Materials Used
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Production Process
Collecting
Cleaning
Soak the gathered carabao manure in a container filled with water for about
half an hour, this softens the carabao manure, allowing manageable segregation of
debris stuck in the material. Cleaning it by hand allows an easier management and
segregation of debris and other foreign materials stuck on the solute.
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Crush and pour carabao manure into a stainless-steel stock pot and fill it
almost full of water. Put the mixture of carabao manure and water to a boil
continuously crushing the excrete while stirring the pot filled with the mixture for
about 20 to 30 minutes.
After boiling, pour and strain the carabao manure by catching it using a cotton
cloth and simultaneously running it with cold water to avoid burns and injury that the
hot material may cause.
Compress and collect the carabao manure now converted into a pulp readily
available for the preceding processes. Squeezing the caught pulp by hand allows
better grip and stronger compression.
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The banana tree trunks are meticulously cleaned, removing any unwanted
debris.
Mixing
The cleaned banana tree trunks are chopped into manageable pieces and
turned into a mixture by putting them in a blender filled with an equal amount of
solvent. The carabao manure turned into pulp is then crushed and mixed with water
by blending the mixture in a blender. Combine the mixture of carabao manure and
banana tree trunks by blending it all and storing it in one container. The mixture and
computation of the product is as follows:
500mL Water
Computation:
1mL of Water for every 1g of Solvent (400g Carabao Manure + 100g Banana
Tree Trunks = 500mL Water)
25g of Banana Tree Trunks for every 100g of Carabao Manure (400g
Carabao Manure = 100g Banana Tree Trunks)
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The resulting mixture is then poured onto a silk screen. Spread the mixture
evenly across the entire surface of the screen. Leave the mixture to dry and avoid
unnecessary positional alterations to the mold.
Flattening
Once dry, remove the Cara-board from the screen avoiding excessive force to
maintain the quality of the product. The paperboard may still exhibit slight
unevenness due to excessive exposure to the sun. To achieve an evenly distributed
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surface, pin down the board with a moderately heavy flat object to apply a gentle yet
firm pressure.
Perfuming
(Optional) Cutting/Modification
The fully dried and flattened paperboard can be cut into various shapes and
sizes, catering to specific needs and artistic visions.
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Packaging
Pack the Cara-board on its packaging paper bag containing its logo, now
ready to be served and sold to its customers.
Price List
The production incurred a total cost of ₱20.15 The product has a markup
percentage of 30% and considering the equipment and other indirect cost that
contributed to the production of Cara-board, the product may be listed and have a
selling price of ₱26.20.
SWOT Analysis
Strength
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Weakness
Opportunity
Threat
Competition in the paper industry and the specificity of the product type
threaten the possibility of making Cara-board a trend for customers.
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V. Marketing Aspect
Location
San Antonio, Sto. Tomas City Batangas is an excellent spot for a paperboard
production business that utilizes carabao manure as its primary material for various
reasons, the vicinity of the Sto. Tomas is a widely covered agricultural area, and
there is an abundant source of carabao manure evident in the farms that cover the
majority of the more rural portion of the city. The latter reasoning explains the
availability and adequate supply of carabao manure and banana tree trunks, allowing
sustainable production of Cara-board. Its agricultural community is exposed to
proper segregation and waste management, enabling the possibility of recruiting an
open-minded workforce capable of handling such unconventional material. Sto.
Tomas's rural setting may enhance the community support for the product
considering its utilization of a local waste material contributing to its economic
development. Hence, the abundance of carabao manure, the local support for the
material and its cause, and the invention of the product make the location a suitable
target for putting up a business site for Cara-board production.
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Beneficiary
The community of local farmers of San Antonio, Sto. Tomas City, Batangas
are the specific beneficiaries of Cara-board production. They play a vital role in
enabling the abundant supply of carabao manure thanks to the help of their farm
animals that give the excrete that acts as the primary material of the product, thus,
giving them the knowledge and information about the possibility of the resources that
they have and turning it into a useful product enables a possible source of income
that have a great cause and benefit for other people. Apart from the locals from
which the materials are derived, the beneficiaries may also consist of an ecologically
inclined market that seeks alternatives to the commercialized paper products, giving
them the choice of opting for an environmental-friendly product, as well as the
students and workers that may use Cara-board as part of their school and office
supplies.
Promotion
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Supply
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Market
Sales
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