2020 Final Year Project Definition Form
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.
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