A premium greenhouse: 62% faster hand trimming, same crew, same standard
The challenge
A well-known commercial cannabis greenhouse in Southern California ran what premium usually costs: more than a hundred hand trimmers across double shifts, everyone touching everything. Then they measured where the time went - and found 70% of their trim labor was going into just 35% of the buds, the leafiest ones.
What Marvel changed
Marvel changed the assignment, not the standard. Every flower gets graded first, so the leafy minority gets the hands and the rest doesn't wait for them. The crew stayed. The standard stayed. The queue changed.
The results
- Hand-trim speed rose 62% - from 0.42 to 0.70 pounds per person-hour
- Same crew, hand-finished quality intact
- Worth roughly $2 million a year
"Marvel helped us grow the right way, without giving up the hand-trimmed quality we're known for."
More documented results - named and anonymous - live on the proof page. Anonymity here is competitive, not evidentiary: the measurements were taken jointly, and reference calls can be arranged on a discovery call.