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Management and Operations : Toyota PLC

   

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................1P1) Different roles and characteristics of a leader and manger...................................................1The basic characteristic which is seen in leader is they have moral courage and do not fear ofspeaking out their mind...............................................................................................................2TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................4P2) Role of leader and manager in different situational context.................................................4P3) Different theories and models of leadership.........................................................................5TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................6P4) Approaches to operation management ................................................................................6P5) Importance and value of Operation management ...............................................................8TASK 4 ..........................................................................................................................................9P6) Impact on operational management and decision making ...................................................9CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................12.......................................................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION Management is a process of getting people together to accomplish and achieve desiredgoals and objectives by properly coordinating and integrating all available resources effectivelyand efficiently. Operations management is that area of management that is concerned withdesigning and controlling the whole process of production and operations (Boyd, and Dougherty,2016). Mangers and leaders plays a very vital and crucial role in proper operation management.For this assignment, Toyota company is selected which is a Japanese multinational automotivemanufacturer having its headquarter in Aichi, Japan. This report includes definition and role ofmangers and leaders in different organisational situations. Evaluation of strengths and weaknessof different approaches of leadership are also included this project. This assignment alsocomprises key approaches of operations management and importance of operations managementin achieving business objectives. At last, factors of business environment that impact operationalmanagement decisions making are also included in this report. TASK 1 P1) Different roles and characteristics of a leader and mangerBackground- Toyota Motor corporation is a multinational automotive manufacturer ofJapan founded by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937. In 2018, it was sixth largest company in the worldon the basis of total revenue and is the leader of sale of hybrid electric vehicles (TOYOTA. 2019).Toyota's corporate structure consists of around 364,445 employees and its management structureis based on divisional organisational structure to conduct better control and monitor onemployees. Management structure of Toyota is influenced by its various business operations inworld which support businesses goals and strategic directions. Toyota's management andorganisational structure has three main characteristic that includes Global hierarchy, geographicdivision and product based divisions. Divisional organisational structure provides a greaterdegree of flexibility and makes leaders and manger more capable to speedily respond issues andto provide higher quality product (Toyota’s Organizational Structure: An Analysis, 2019). Operations management plays a important role in success of an organisation throughenhancing overall probability and productivity. Mangers and leaders plays a vital role in settingobjectives and targets and both of them are equally responsible for timely achievement of goals.1

Leader- These are the persons who lead, guide and command a group of person forinspiring or motivating them for achievement of target and goals. Leaders have an effectivecommunication skills which provides them influencing ability to bring new ideas andinnovations in an organisation through influencing and convincing team members andworkforce. Manager-They are the individual who are responsible for managing and controlling allthe prevailing task, activities and operations in an organization. Managers plays a important rolein allocating and distributing work among employees and are also responsible for timelycompletion of work and achievement of targets. Role of leader to influence the action of employees towards achieving organisational goal.To motivate and guide employees through providing tamely training and buildingmorale.Role of manager manger plays a important role in ensuring proper and timely functioning of employeesand departmentsmanger also define and fix the role and responsibility of all employees and staff. Characteristic of Leader The basic characteristic which is seen in leader is they have moral courage and do not fear ofspeaking out their mind.Another character of leaders is that they are optimistic and always be hopeful towards thebest outcome. Characteristic of Manager Managers are good in communicating themselves in front of their team members.They are good in time management and always complete their work within deadlines.Comparison between leader and manager BasisLeaderManagerCharacteristicsThe main characteristicof leader is influencingand motivatingMangers of Toyota aremore focused towardssetting objective and2

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