Matangi Dairy Factory, New Zealand Dairy Group, Hamilton, New Zealand.
The factory was closed several years ago, and is now used by a furniture business and safety engineering company. Over the period 1978-1982 my doctoral studies engaged me implementing a decision support system to help the industry around here plan for new factories, company amalgamations - and closures. The original factory of 1917 was built by Fred C Daniell, who was born in Wales and came to New Zealand as an infant in 1879. He was an early enthusiast for reinforced concrete.
An album of more photos of Matangi and the NZ Dairy industry here.
Mellalieu, P. J. (1982). A Decision Support System for Corporate Planning in the New Zealand Dairy Industry (Doctor of Philosophy in mathematics, statistics and operations research). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/568
Mellalieu, P. J., & Hall, K. R. (1983). An Interactive Planning Model for the New Zealand Dairy Industry. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 34, 521-532. doi:10.1057/jors.1983.119
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