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Management and Operations assignment : Associated British Foods

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Management and Operations assignment : Associated British Foods

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TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1Task a) Different roles and characteristics of a leader and manager..........................................1Task b) Role of a leader and functions of a manager in different situations..............................3Task c) Different theories and models of leadership..................................................................4TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5Task a) Key approaches to operation management.....................................................................5Task b) Importance and value of operation management...........................................................6Task c) Factors impacting decision making by leaders and managers.......................................7Task d) Ways to improve efficiencies of operational management............................................9CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
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INTRODUCTIONThe Management is a key factor in any business which contributes in achievingsystematic operations of the business. The manager and a leader in any company makes thedifferent operations of company better with the help of their leadership styles and application ofdifferent approaches related to the management. The operations and their management is also atask in a firm where organisation attempts to transform various inputs into a useful output. Thus,the management of the company ensures productivity of a firm in a positive way (Dima, 2010).The present report is based on management and operations where the chosen organisation isAssociated British Foods (ABF). The cited enterprise is food processing company of UK with itsfamous food and grocery goods for both private and branded products in various parts ofcountry. The report has focussed on different management and leadership styles which can beadopted by the organisation to match the current needs. Besides this, the report emphasizes ondifferent approaches of operations management. Further, the report it focuses on the factors ofbusiness environment that can impact upon decision making by leaders and managers.TASK 1Task a) Different roles and characteristics of a leader and managerThe managers and leaders in the organisations are expected to manage the organisationsin which various theories and models can be applied (Haist and et. al., 2011). The managementtheories that can be adopted by the manager of said firm which can be described in followingway:Management by objectives: The management by objective is based on a planningtechnique where both managers and employees sit together to determine organisationalgoals. These goals are continuously monitored and attempted to achieve on a fixed timeperiod basis. According to Helfat and Winter, (2011 )the major point in this model is thatemployees set their personal goals as well which is aligned with organisationalobjectives. In present company of ABF, the organisational goal is to increase the sales ofits products while the personal goal in this can be set by an employee to have 5% growthin everyday sales.Classical management theory: The classical management theory mainly focuses onoutcomes and productivity of employees regardless of any differences in their behaviour.1
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