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Abstract: Cutting centers have been found to utilize between 40 and 60 per cent of the labor force required for processing, thereby emphasizing the importance for developing methods to increase labor utilization. This paper compares worker outputs for conventional and experimental methods of hand and machine cutting. The paper is based on research conducted to find more effective cutting methods for the processing industry. A conventional method of hand cutting of mushrooms utilized a paring knife as the cutting tool. Results from an experimental hand cutting method, a dual-blade fixed position cutter showed a 22 per cent increase m labor productivity over the conventional hand cutting method. A conventional machine cutting method was accomplished by workers placing mushrooms in equally spaced V-slots in a rotating rim. The modified method of this technique utilized V-slots unequally spaced and aligned in pairs. This method demonstrated a 17 per cent increase in labor productivity over the conventional machine cutting method.
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