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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................2
P1 Various roles and responsibilities of managers and leaders in Context of Ford....................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
P2 Application of roles and responsibilities of managers and leaders in situational context of
Ford.............................................................................................................................................4
P3 Apply different theories and models of approach, including situational leadership, systems
leadership and contingency. .......................................................................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
P4 Key approaches to operations management and the role that leaders and managers............7
P5 Value of management and operations in attaining organisation objectives...........................8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
P6 Factors which impact upon operational management and decision-making by Leaders and
managers.....................................................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
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INTRODUCTION
Management and operations are the key factors which are designed to set up a strong
image of organisation. Ford is one of the successful and automotive industries which is famous
for its advanced vehicles, cars and machineries. Its advanced mechanism lead the organisation to
participate in formula one car races and championships which are considered as world’s number
one championships. Organisation was established in the year 1903 and started its business with
manufacturing cars and trucks. In 2008, Ford Company organised an operation management
program in which structure plan and management system was discussed. There are some
strategies were made and decisions were made. How management and operation tactics and
theories are adopted to frame structure of Ford motors is defined in this context.
TASK 1
P1 Various roles and responsibilities of managers and leaders in Context of Ford
Managers are the persons who remain responsible and answerable to senior and
higher authorities. Planning, organising and controlling are the main key criteria of managers.
They remain part of management committee which work around finding out the best plans,
strategies and business plans to form organisational structure. It is considered as managers and
leaders are similar in general nature but the difference could only be seen in organisation and
business operations. Working criteria, roles and responsibilities as well as positions are the only
factors which bifurcate the nature of leader and manager in an organisation(Burke, 2013).
Managers are assigned with certain authorities and power as promoting, hiring and removing of
employees as per their performance graph and behaviour in respect of achieving the goals of
company.
Leaders are the people who remain responsible for departmental goals and motives.
Leadership skills and tenor are the cardinals which enhance the capabilities and confidence of
leading the organisation in right direction. An individual can be the leader but he or she must
have required leadership skills and confidence for taking risks and initiatives for better
operations and goals.
Ford introduced an management and operations in, 2009 and assigned different roles and
responsibilities of managers and leaders. There are different functional teams and areas were
selected to focus manpower of organisation as engineer field, master black belt, area manager,
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maintenance department, foreman, financial analyst and superintendent which would remain
responsible to managers providing supply records.
Roles of leaders in Ford
Defining goal
It is the prime responsibility of leaders to know nature of business and make
organisational goal. Ford's business structure is divided in four categories as Foster functional
and technical excellence, own working together, role model ford values and deliver results.
Leaders of organisation sort the task force and project in keeping mind all these factors and make
organisational goal (Haddad and Mariño, 2011).
Finding plan
Suitable plans and formats stay helpful and beneficial in achieving the goals and working
effectively in organisation. Leaders must keep seeking for the best plans and formats to set task
force in an effective manner. Ford designed a team of Six Sigma to form its departments and
employees. There were five areas defined to improve the working and implementing plans. Six
Sigma is used to improve the structure plan and functionalist process of organisation. There was
a cleaning department assigned in Ford where robotics was being used. Organisation was facing
high level of consumption data in comparison to manual cleaning process and then after Six
Sigma formation was implemented and it got favourable result.
Motivate task force
It is very important for an organisation that its manpower keep working effectively and
actively. Employees' performance become dull and affectless while performing same task and
projects. Leaders adapt different strategies and keep changing the formation with diverting roles
and responsibilities. It helps in keep active and motivate employees (Hong and et. al., 2015).
Best employees and workers are awarded and appreciated by leaders for their good work. All
these factors help in various fields of Ford.
Evaluation of strength of team
Leaders of Ford motors analyse the performance level, capabilities and comfort zones of
its staff members and employees. There are specific teams and formats were designed in
operations. There were different teams bifurcated as mechanical engineers, experts team, product
quality as well as financial analyst teams.
Roles of manager in Ford:
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