Leveraging Offshore Outsourcing to Enhance FFB Grading with AI Technology
- Andri Rahman
- Apr 11
- 3 min read
Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) grading plays a crucial role in maintaining palm oil quality, ensuring fair compensation for harvesters, and evaluating estate performance. However, the traditional grading process is highly dependent on manual visual inspection—a method that is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and prone to subjectivity and human error.
As harvesting volumes increase, maintaining consistency and operational efficiency becomes more challenging. Artificial intelligence (AI) offers a promising solution to address these issues and bring greater consistency and efficiency to FFB grading. Let’s explore how this works through BI Solusi's offshore AI engagement with a leading palm oil producer in Kalimantan
Solutions: AI-Powered Computer Vision Delivered 100% Remotely
To overcome operational challenges in FFB Grading, BI Solusi developed and deployed a mobile-based AI grading system using computer vision. The engagement was executed entirely offshore from our base in Jakarta, with deployment in remote Kalimantan, a completely different island—demonstrating our ability to deliver high-impact results without the need for on-site presence.
Using smartphone cameras and advanced machine learning algorithms, the system can assess fruit quality in real-time. It recognizes critical visual indicators—such as color, size, and texture—to grade FFB with high precision and consistency. Importantly, the mobile app functions without constant internet access, making it ideal for estate environments.
Using the mobile app, graders can:
Scan FFBs in the field: The app captures images of harvested bunches at the point of collection (TPH).
Receive instant AI-based grading: The system automatically classifies the bunches into categories such as ripe, unripe, overripe, rotten, empty bunches, or long stalks.
Log results seamlessly: Grading data is immediately recorded and can be integrated with estate systems to generate digital logs or harvest tickets per point of collection (TPH).
This initiative is part of our broader move toward digitizing estate operations and enhancing data-driven decision-making. By shifting to a mobile AI grading model, we’re not only solving a long-standing operational challenge but also laying infrastructure for future innovation in plantation management.
Key Benefits to Estate Operations
Faster Grading Process: Graders can capture and receive grading results instantly in the field, saving time and improving efficiency, especially during peak harvest periods. This reduces the need for manual data entry and speeds up the overall grading process.
Improved Consistency: AI ensures that grading standards are applied uniformly across all locations. By removing human error and subjectivity, the system produces more reliable and consistent results, which helps in fairer compensation and better management of the estate.
Digital Reporting: Automated grading results are stored digitally, making them easily accessible for tracking and auditing. This reduces the administrative burden and eliminates errors associated with manual logging or paper-based records.
Operational Transparency: With image-based grading, the process becomes more transparent, helping to reduce disputes between harvesters and management. The clear, verifiable data fosters trust and ensures accurate reporting, benefiting both harvesters and estate managers.
Getting Started with AI Offshore Outsourcing
BI Solusi offers AI-driven offshore outsourcing services, helping companies across Australia, Singapore, and Southeast Asia integrate advanced AI technologies into their operations. Our expert team in Jakarta delivers tailored AI solutions, including machine learning models, data analytics, and mobile AI applications. We provide efficient, cost-effective, and high-quality services, enabling businesses to leverage AI innovation seamlessly and at scale, without the need for on-site presence.
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