Manage Business Resources - Unilever Plc Case Study

BARKLY INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
CRICOS Provider Code: 03136D
RTO Provider Number: 22238
MANAGE BUSINESS
RESOURCES
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BARKLY INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
CRICOS Provider Code: 03136D
RTO Provider Number: 22238
Unit
Code/Name:
BSBOPS501 Manage Business Resources
RTO Address: Level 1, 377 Lonsdale St, Melbourne,
VIC 3000
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Number:
V 1.0

BARKLY INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
CRICOS Provider Code: 03136D
RTO Provider Number: 22238
Contents
Section 1: Analyse resource requirements 6
Section 2: Planning for resources 10
Section 3: Resource acquisition 22
Section 4: Evaluation 29
Unit
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VIC 3000
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Assessor:
Date:
Business this assessment is
based on:
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preparation:
Unit
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VIC 3000
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Section 1: Analyse resource requirements
Complete this section before the stakeholder meeting/s.
Provide an overview of the
business and its strategic
objectives and goals.
In this project, study Unilever Plc is analysed. In this, there are
different types of resources to be used in this organisation. In order
to attain goas of company, it is essential for managers of company to
ensure availability of resources. For this company is preparing
resources plan which is a list of organised and identified list of
resources needed for purpose of completion of a project. Resources
can be considered as assets that is required for purpose of
execution of a project and is a broad category that consist
equipment, supplies, material, time as well as people. In order to
execute a project related to utilisation of resources. Further, the main
objective and goal of Unilever Plc is to invest and carry out the
Vocational education and training for better management of its
human resources that is all about gaining and developing practical
skills that are industry relevant and that can help this firm to get
higher success and performance level.
Describe the regulatory and
legislative context of the
business that relates to
managing resources.
There are various regulation and legislative in context of business
that needs to be followed and implicate by Unilever comprises of
various employment laws, consumer laws and intellectual property
laws. There are different types of resources required by business of
Unilever Plc which is a largest manufacturer of soap and other
household products. There are also different regulatory and
legislative requirement is considered by business. They need to take
license for their business. They should ensure that there is proper
adoption of legal requirement of business. Managers also needs to
ensure that they are providing at least minimum wages to human
resources. There are one-of-a-kind sorts of resources required by
using enterprise of Unilever Plc which is a largest manufacturer of
cleaning soap and other family products. There are also one of a
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kind regulatory and legislative requirement is taken into
consideration through business
Outline the specific objectives
of the business unit/s that you
are basing this project on.
E.g., business unit, project or
department that requires these
resources.
The current project is basing on Unilever that main business
objective of which is to focus on effective management of its
business resources comprises of the human resources, financial
resources and physical resources that are required by the logistic
department of Unilever to meet the needs and wants of customer in
improved manner.
Resource 1
Which resource are you going
to focus on for this project and
which activity does it relate to?
Human resource
It comprises and includes of the manpower of the company which
perform task for the organisation to achieve its main objective.
Within logistic department man power and human resource are
responsible for timely supply and delivery of the product and
services.
Unit
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VIC 3000
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Resource 2
Which resource are you going
to focus on for this project and
which activity does it relate to?
Financial resource
This resources comprises of the money and other investment that
are available for spending for conducting operational activities. The
financial resources are vital within and for the logistic department of
Unilever as it ensures availability of sufficient funds and money to
purchase and buy raw material and other products from the
suppliers on an effective and regular basis.
Resource 3
Which resource are you going
to focus on for this project and
which activity does it relate to?
Physical resources
This forms and includes of the all tangible resources which is used
by the company in their operational activities. The key physical
resources that are used by the Unilever comprises of loading and
unloading machines along with other tools and techniques to ensure
a smooth operations. Further, to meet the current objective of
leading effective training for the betterment and improvement within
the human resources use of various physical assets such as
computer hardware, software, projector, etc. are needed to educate
and train the employees.
Describe the stakeholders you
need to meet with to discuss
the nature and level of
resource planning for all three
resources.
Why are these stakeholders
part of the consultation
The stakeholders need to meet with to discuss the nature and level
of resource planning for all three resources are provided and
discussed as below;
Top management- to ensure effective taking of all the viatl decision
based on critical thinking.
Employees- Team members, CFO, managers, project team
members
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process?
These may be separate
stakeholders or the same ones
for all three resources
depending on the size and
nature of the business
External consultants- to take their advice to solve any particular
business problem comprise of the employee of the consultant and
agency working for the telecommunication company.
Local HR departments- to support the identification and filling the
skill gap between the employees by the way of applying effective
training and development programmes.
When is this meeting/s set for?
Provide the details of when
and where this meeting/s is
occurring
The meeting between the stakeholders would take place at the
workplace of Unilever along with making use of online channels to
ensure interaction and involvement of all employees and key
stakeholders within the meeting.
What are the internal
capabilities of the business in
relation to the resourcing
requirements?
Internal resources can be described as internal strength and
weakness of business. It is element that create impact over
performance and capability of company that fails to meet its goals
and objectives. In order to identify internal capability, managers need
to analyse internal factors in SWOT analysis. It is also important for
business to evaluate human resources of company that are
contributing to improving capabilities of business. It has been seen
that the having the flexible pricing strategy along with the expertise
within the distribution channel is the main internal strength of the
Unilever.
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