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Annotated Bibliography

Operation management at PepsiCo

Fronzetti A., Colladon F. and Schriraldi M. M. (2013). An analysis of the effects of operation management practices on performance. Intech. International Journal of Engineering Business Mangement. DOI: 10.5772/56919.

Of tenet focus in this article are the optimization techniques which are often adopted in operation management of many companies especially the manufacturing companies. The model used in the article is based on an approach known as Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). This plus other concepts help the authors to present a succinct analysis of common operation management practices on performance.

Mahadevan, B. (2010). Operations management: Theory and practice. Upper Saddle River: Pearson.

This is one of the most commonly used books in teaching and learning various theories and practices in operation management. The book provides vast foundational information on the theories, applications, and implications. The integrated strategy used in PepsiCo is well discussed in the book thus using this as the source will help in analyzing the strategy as used in the company. This book can also be used to complement information from the articles as they tend to summarize operation management theories.

Montazer M. A., Ece K. and Alp H. (2003). Simulation modeling in operations management: a sampling of applications. Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society, POM – 2003, April 4 – 7, 2003, Savannah, GA. University of New Haven, West Haven.

This article provides a summary of various operation management applications. Simulation is very well analyzed as it was an emerging technology for managing various simulation projects. The authors state that the technology can be used by managers to curb certain operational challenges in their companies. Successes and failures of application of the technology are also well discussed.

References

Mahadevan, B. (2010). Operations management: Theory and practice. Upper Saddle River: Pearson.

Montazer M. A., Ece K. and Alp H. (2003). Simulation modeling in operations management: a sampling of applications. Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society, POM – 2003,April 4 – 7, 2003, Savannah, GA. University of New Haven, West Haven.