2020 Final Year Project Definition Form
Project Title: Ideal Activity Based Resourcing for the return process in a Central Distribution Centre in Gauteng
Company details:
PepsiCo Inc South Africa PepsiCo Park 15 Greenhills Road, Germiston, Elandsfontein, Gauteng, South Africa, 1601 Website 1: https://www.pepsico.com/ Website 2: https://www.simba.co.za/
Company background: Simba (Pty) Ltd (“Simba”) is part of the Frito-Lay Company, the largest manufacturer and distributor of snacks and chips in the world. Frito-Lay is in turn part of PepsiCo Inc., which is among the most successful consumer products companies in the world. Simba brands includes Simba, Lays, Doritos, Fritos, Niknaks, Ghots pops, Simba peanuts, Chipnix, Cheetos etc.
With operations in 42 countries PepsiCo is the leading multinational snack chips company, accounting for about one-fifth of international retail snacks chip sales. Products are available in more than 100 countries. PepsiCo International Europe Middle East and Africa operates in the following countries: Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa. Often, PepsiCo Snack Company products are known by local names. These names include Matutano in Spain, Smiths in the Netherlands, Walkers in the United Kingdom and Simba in South Africa.
The project opportunity will be at the central distribution centre, PepsiCo Park in Germiston, South Africa. This facility supply various distribution centres (DCs) and direct customer deliveries in South Africa. For the project it will be required to spend time on the warehouse floor to map and understand the processes.
Project description: Determine the optimal resource requirements for the return process of the Central Distribution Centre in Gauteng which includes the following: 1. Process mapping to understand the process 2. Time study to determine the current state 3. Standard creation and optimisation 4. Determine resource requirements & optimal process 5. Optimise resource requirements according to optimal process
*Returns: Pallets, good stock & bad stock
What is activity-based resourcing? It is the alignment of resources to actual activities within the warehouse operation such that productivity and efficiency is maximised. Resourcing man hours (paid hours) according to the amount of work or activity required only Key Outputs & Quality Requirements • Identify constraints, fix them down such that activity routines & resourcing simplify • Constant on time service & product delivery (internal & external) • Reduction in operational performance variability through fixed routines & standards • Alignment of resources to operational activity requirements • Maximise resource utilisation throughout value chain • Establishment, measurement, reporting & achievement of operational efficiency standards • Reduction of operational buffer & migration to JIT operations • Reduction of demand variability “bull whip” through value chain • Maximised asset uptime
Industry mentorship:
NANDIE VAN OOSTEN Move Productivity Manager
PepsiCo, Inc. PepsiCo Park, 17 Greenhills Road, Elandsfontein, Gauteng, South Africa, 1601 Mobile: 083 445 1864
Industry mentor contact details: Nandie van Oosten Nandie.vanoosten@pepsico.com 083 445 1864
Project topic application process: Please submit a short introduction paragraph, your final third year marks and why you would want the opportunity to work on a project at PepsiCo by 18 February 2020 to [email protected]