Management and Operation Assignment - Toyota Plc

   

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MANAGEMENT ANDOPERATION
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1LO 1.................................................................................................................................................1An introduction to the organisation and its management structure........................................1P1. Definition and roles of manager and leader and difference between management andleadership................................................................................................................................2LO 2.................................................................................................................................................4P2. Role of leader and function of manager in different situational context..........................4P3. Application of different theories and models of approach...............................................6LO 3.................................................................................................................................................7P4. Key operational approaches to operation management....................................................7P5. Importance and value of operations management ...........................................................8LO 4.................................................................................................................................................9P6. Assessing the factors within the business environment that impact upon operationalmanagement and decision-making by leader and manager....................................................9CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12
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INTRODUCTIONOperation and management are the key factor of strength of an organisation. It is theadministration of business practise to build the highest level of possible efficiency within theorganisation. The assignment of Operation and Management include the study on Toyota Plc, aJapanese manufacturing company dealing in the auto-mobile sector. The report is in two parts; Task one will include the management structure of Toyota and role of manager andleader in the organisation and difference between management and leadership. Report will alsocover various theories, concepts and approaches and will analyse the role of leader and managerin specific situation. The task will end up with evaluation of strength and weakness of variousapproaches and will provide some recommendation to manager and leader to bring improvement.Task second will cover operational function of Toyota and identify the roles andresponsibilities of manager in the key operational function. Key operational approaches and theirvalue will also be included in the report. The study will also evaluate the impact of externalbusiness environment factors that affect decision making by manager and leader. Lastly, the taskwill end up with some recommendation to improve operational efficiencies for futureimprovement.LO 1An introduction to the organisation and its management structureToyota Motor corporation is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer withcorporate structure of 70,000 employees worldwide and it was established on August 28, 1937. Itis headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. Toyota was the first auto-mobile manufacturer inthe world to produce more than 110 million vehicles per year (Bolden, 2016). Toyotamanufacturer cars have wide coverage from economic minibus to luxurious cars. Theorganisation has been shaped by a unique set of principles and values that ave their roots in thecompany's formative years in Japan.The supply chain strategies and processes of Toyota are fundamentals in daily operations.By correspond Just-In-Time manufacturing and Toyota production system, organisation emergesto be one of the world's largest automaker.Management structure is fairly significant for any organisation which is elpful to manageinternal and external matter and all the activities of business. Toyota's management structure1
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defines the arrangement and pattern of the firm's resources and processes. This managementstructure facilitates the organisation's effectiveness and efficient business management. Toyotahas purely matrix structure that is combination of product based structure and traditionalfunctional structure (Donate and de Pablo, 2015). The management structure include; Seniormanagement on the top then production department, sales department, finance department andresearch and development department comes under the senior manager and they cancommunicate with them and follow the orders of senior manager.In the structure Toyota make changes time to time, recently it underwent to the changesin 2013 and the motive of modification is to meet the following objective:Convey customer opinion and on-site information in timely manner to management.Make constant checks that whether decisions of management are acceptable to society ornot.P1. Definition and roles of manager and leader and difference between management andleadershipDefinition of ManagerManagers are the person in the organisation who design and manage the work in order tothe pre-determined objectives and goals of the industry. Managers are one who perform basicmanagerial functions and are an important link between organisation and its stakeholders i.e.customers, employees, shareholders, society, suppliers, government, etc.Role/ Characteristics of ManagerThe primary role of a manager is to ensure the daily functioning of overall business ofToyota.They are entrusted with a leadership role, a manager is responsible for overseeing groupof employee or a department within the Toyota.The role of a manager include; set short and long-term goals to ensure Toyota's longevity,enforce company's policies (Jiménez-Jiménez and et.al., 2015).Definition of LeaderLeader is the person who get work done from the employees focusing on the objectiveand goal of the company. Leader is one who inspire, encourage and influence individuals or teamto work willingly in the attainment of company's objective.Role/ Characteristics of Leader2
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