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Bioprocessing questions

Venom

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For my Technical Writing class, I had to contact a local organization, preferably one related to my field, and interview them, asking them some major problems they have. I then recommend a solution by the end of the semester.
I just recently switched to Mechanical Engineering as my major, and I was short on time and got in touch with some random company near my hometown.
They do a lot of bio-processing and all the fermentation and separation/recovery stuff.
I only have a super-basic understanding.

What are some broad, open-ended questions I can ask for an interview?
I can ask some questions about the conditions of the workplace itself but even for that I am hopelessly tongue-tied. I need to be more specific. I know next to nothing about how economical or efficient these processes are and things of that nature.
 
For my Technical Writing class, I had to contact a local organization, preferably one related to my field, and interview them, asking them some major problems they have. I then recommend a solution by the end of the semester.
I just recently switched to Mechanical Engineering as my major, and I was short on time and got in touch with some random company near my hometown.
They do a lot of bio-processing and all the fermentation and separation/recovery stuff.
I only have a super-basic understanding.

What are some broad, open-ended questions I can ask for an interview?
I can ask some questions about the conditions of the workplace itself but even for that I am hopelessly tongue-tied. I need to be more specific. I know next to nothing about how economical or efficient these processes are and things of that nature.

Start simple. Arrange to speak to people working at all levels in the plant. Ask each one what tasks they do on a regular basis.
Ask each one what tasks take them the longest to complete.
Ask each one which tasks they feel waste their time the most or impact their usual productivity the most.
Ask each one which tasks they think could be improved, refined or done away with.
Ask each one what the worst part of the job is and why.

This exercise should highlight where inefficiencies and frustrations lie, which are always ripe areas for process changes.
 

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