Rafael Q. Macasias
BFAC02 (OPERMGT) Module 1 Frito-Lay Production
1. What type of production process do you think Frito-Lay employs? Explain briefly why
you think so. (in 100 words or less)
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The type of production Frito-Lay employs is the continuous production system.
After watching how Frito-Lay make their chips, it goes in a continuous process where
every potato is peeled, sliced, and go through a machine/conveyer to the frying stage.
It is basically one continuous route from being a freshly harvested potato to a bag of
potato chips. There was no checking of any “defect” although there is a separate
conveyer for those chips that were under or overcooked. It is not like mass production
where after a specific stage, it is being check for quality and go on to the next step
and so on until final product.