Touro University International Erin S. McDonald ITM:501 Module 1 Session Long Assignment Dr. Kurt Diesch 22 January 2007 In reading these two cases I found that both of them seemed similar in many ways. Both Frito-Lay and Step Two approached the task at hand the same way. They identified the problem and then found a suitable solution. The problem was the same‚ both needed to organize their information and data in a common point so that everyone had access to it. Both had a need for information
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FRITO LAYS CHIPS. BACKGROUND AND ENVIRONMENT The Frito-Lay company is a $13 billion subsidiary of PepsiCo that employs 48‚000 people. They are a nationally recognized leader in the manufacture and marketing of salty snack foods. Brands include Lay’s‚ Ruffles‚ Frito’s‚ Doritos‚ Tostitos‚ Cheetos‚ pretzels and Funyuns. They produce nuts‚ peanut butter crackers‚ beef sticks‚ cookies‚ snack bars and more.They sell and deliver through a “front-door store delivery system” in which one person performs
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Caso 6-B: Medidas de Control de Frito Lay 1. Describa el tipo de control que Frito-Lay usa. Porque piensa que eligieron este tipo de sistema de control? En este caso se muestra claramente que Frito-Lay usa el sistema de control concurrente. Este sistema es cuando los controles de un proceso de ejecutan durante el proceso esta en desarrollo. En el caso se explica claramente como los vendedores locales de Frito-Lay introducen la información de las ventas y entregas en sus ordenadores diariamente
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1.) How does the mix of Frito-Lay inventory differ from those of a machine or cabinet shop‚ (a process-focused facility)? (Heizer‚ 513). It’s different than that of a machine or cabinet shop due to it being a product focused facility with high investment on capital equipment. A.) Differences: • The perishability of inventory in the “prepared” food industry calls for inventory management to be far more critical because it can significantly affects product satisfaction as well as market
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QUICK FACTS Key Facts – Frito‐Lay North America Headquarters: Plano‚ Texas – Frito‐Lay employs over 48‚000 people and brings in over $13 billion in annual sales. – Frito‐Lay brands account for nearly 62% of the U.S. salty snack category. – Frito‐Lay products are exported to 79 countries around the globe‚ including military destinations. – Products sold under the Frito‐Lay name are now recorded by two PepsiCo divisions: Frito‐Lay North America (North American sales) and PepsiCo International
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Executive Summary: The Frito Lay Company has been one of the leading snack company’s in the United States for many years with record breaking sales. They have nine of the ten best rated snacks in America. Frito Lay has Ruffles and Lays potato chips that are the only snacks with sales exceeding $1 billion. They are leading in manufacturing and distribution. That being said the new ventures team is looking into purchasing Cracker Jacks from Bordens Foods. They have been focused on learning
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applauds Frito-Lay for its green efforts. Because of this‚ Frito-Lays sales have dipped as they introduced the eco-friendly Frito-Lay was threatened to be sued by a news service company and The Centre for Science in the public interest (CSPI) after Frito-Lay switched the name on its olestra-laden snack line. This came into picture when FDA withdrew a requirement that companies warn customers of Olestra possible side effects. Centre for Science in the Public interest speculated that Frito Lay was
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Sustain Your Chips —Sustainable Strategies Consultation for Frito-Lay Inc. 2011 Gillian Hrycko‚ Goya and Jake Eco-Innovations Consulting Firm 2011/7/18 Executive Summary Frito-Lay is a brand known by almost every consumer in North America. With products being exported to 79 countries around the globe and accounting for almost 62% of the salty snack industry in North America‚ it is certainly a powerful brand. Yet
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Running head: CASE ANALYSIS OF FRITO-LAY Case Analysis of Frito-Lay MKT610: Marketing Strategies Jane Student Davenport University Terry O’Connor‚ Ph.D. June 15‚ 2010 Table of Contents Purpose and Overview 3 Analysis of Our Past and Current Situations 3 External Opportunities We Could Exploit 4 External Threats That May Impeded Success 4 Internal Strengths on Which to Capitalize 4 Internal Weaknesses to Overcome 4 Assumptions on Which the Strategies
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mid-eighties Frito-Lay’s Dips had become a highly profitable product line with sales of $30 million in 1981‚ growing to $87 million in 1985. In late 1986‚ Marketing Director Ben Ball‚ and Product Manager Ann Mirabito had completed the planning review for the Frito-Lay line of dips. A major issue at the planning meeting was where‚ and how‚ to further develop Frito-Lay’s Dips. Two divergent viewpoints developed; that the dip line should be more aggressively promoted in its market segment‚ and that Frito-Lay
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