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The final TEAM-3 report was presented to IWTO in Evian last year and shortly afterwards AWTA Ltd released a printed version of the report for distribution to the industry as well a limited print run of all the TEAM reports. Both publications are available in PDF format from AWTA Ltd’s website (http://www.awta.com.au).
The significant difference between this and the previous TEAM reports was the large number of participants from China, reflecting the geographic shift in wool processing that has occurred since the completion of TEAM-2.
AWTA staff visited each of the TEAM-3 participants from June to December 2004. The purpose of these visits was to present and discuss a confidential report where the individual mill’s results in TEAM-3 were benchmarked against the rest of the participants. Of course the confidential report maintained the anonymity of all the other participants. In addition, each mill was presented with printed copies of the TEAM-3 report and complimentary copy of the combined TEAM reports.
The general presentation made to each of these participants can be viewed online or downloaded from the AWTA Ltd Website:
http://www.awta.com.au/
Publications/Marketing/
Marketing.htm#TEAM3.
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The TEAM-3 formula adds Coefficient of Variation of Diameter (CVD), Coefficient of Variation of Staple Length (CVL) and simplifies the formula by using M (actual position of break) instead of M*, the adjusted position of break. The Shanghai conference also agreed to accept a recommendation that the TEAM-2 coefficient for the vegetable matter base term (V) be used instead of the coefficient derived from the analysis of the TEAM-3 database. The range in VM in consignments processed under TEAM-3 was considerably less than in TEAM-2 and therefore the TEAM-3 coefficient was less meaningful.
The recommended TEAM-3 formula for Hauteur is:
H = 0.43L + 0.35S + 1.38D – 0.15M – 0.45V – 0.59CVD – 0.32 CVL + 21.8
Formulae for CVH and Romaine were also derived and are detailed in the report. These recommendations were considered by IWTO in Shanghai and technically it was agreed to move to the new formulae developed by TEAM-3. However, the final commercial decision will be made in Hobart in April. |