Project Management Strategies

Bags of tea are reweighed

Leaves are spread across pans and

troughs

Leaves are withered on pans

Leaves go through a �rst

drying

Leaves are cooled

Leaves are put into new trays for a second drying

Leaves are oxidized

Leaves get a �nal drying to

complete the oxidation process

Bags are moved to a

processing area

Workers pick tea leaves

Leaves are put into 50 kg bags

Leaves are cooled

Leaves are removed from pans and

reweighed

Leaves are moved onto special trays

and rolled

Leaves are removed from trays and reweighed; poor-quality

leaves are thrown away

Leaves are visually inspected

Poor-quality leaves are thrown away

Leaves are moved to an

oxidizing area

Leaves are cooled

Leaves are weighed

Leaves are weighed

Leaves get a second sorting

Tea bags are wrapped in

paper packets

Tea bags are sealed

Leaves are put into paper tea

bags and sealed

Wrapped tea bags are sorted into cardboard

packs of 20

Shipping boxes are wrapped and sealed, ready to be shipped

Cardboard packs are sealed and

wrapped in plastic

Leaves are sent to packaging and

shipping

Leaves are sorted; small, misshaped, or discolored tea leaves

are discarded

FARM

PROCESSING

PACKAGING AND SHIPPING

Picking, Processing, and Packaging TeaPicking, Processing, and Packaging Tea

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Boxes are sorted into shipping

boxes