Key Approaches to Operation Management and the Role of Manager and Leader at Tesco

Management &
Operations

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1. Explain and making comparison of role and feature of leader as well as manager..............1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
P2 Define examples of leader as well as manager apply in different situation...........................3
P3 Define theories and models in detailed manner....................................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
P4 Explanation about different key approaches to operation management and the role of
manager and leader in it...............................................................................................................6
P5 Important as well as worth in relation to managing operations in accomplishing goal of
organisation..................................................................................................................................8
TASK4.............................................................................................................................................9
P6 Explain different elements related to environment of business that are impacting upon the
operational management and decision making of leaders and managers....................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Management as well as operation is significant for gaining objective of Organisation in
given time period. It has been analysed that operation management helps in maintaining different
activity of company in appropriate way. This report is carried upon TESCO. It is considered as a
well-known company which is located in UK. It was established in the year of 1919 by Jack
Cohen. They offer large number of goods as well as services such as supermarket, convenience
shop to its user for satisfying them. In context of groceries, TESCO has explored the business
across the world with operating its business in 11 other countries. The company bring their
business in US in the year of 2013 and also diversified business into areas like clothing,
financial services as well as internet facility and many more. They launch new store named as
Jack Store. The primal purpose of organisation is to target customer for earning more and more
profit margin in upcoming time period. The chief purpose of this project is to adopt leadership
style for performing various functions in appropriate way. They also offer information or data in
respect of different model and concept that must be connected with leadership as well as
Management in better way (Meredith and Shafer, 2019).
TASK 1
P1. Explain and making comparison of role and feature of leader as well as manager.
Introduction to the company
The management team focuses on adopting various policies that provide direction to
perform various responsibilities. In the present assignment assist in improving the proper
understanding that imposes direct impact on environment. They offer wide variety of products as
well as services such as supermarket, convenience shop to its user for satisfying them. In context
of groceries, TESCO has explored the business across the world with operating its business in 11
other countries. The company bring their business in US in the year of 2013 and also diversified
business into areas like clothing, furniture, financial services as well as internet facility and many
more. They launch new store named as Jack Store.
The leader is considered as a person whose main purpose is motivating its staff of
company. In context of Tesco the leader emphasised on encouraging subordinate in good way.
And also it assists in completion of goal as well as objective in given period of time. The leader
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is responsible for giving work or task to its staff and also focuses on performing it by employees
in targeted time period. It increases the profit margin and productivity level of company
Role of a leader
The leader focuses on accomplishing objective of Organisation in pre-decided time
period.
Furthermore, the leader also wants to provide apparent picture regarding the vision of
organisation for carry out different task and good way.
Characteristic of a leader
It is necessary for leader to possess strong communication skills for motivating its
employees in order to execute their work.
Furthermore, the leader must have confidence and motivation level that help in increasing its
employees for performing task in good manner.
The manager is the person who emphasized on making appropriate plan, organise a structure,
staffing and provide direction and also monitoring and controlling the functions of business
Organisation in appropriate manner. It increases the experience level of an individual person and
also the performance of employees in upcoming time period (Lee and Tang, 2018).
Role of manager
In reference of Tesco, the manager focuses on enhancing tactics for completion Vision
and Mission of business organisation.
The manager is very important for offering effective information to its employees
regarding policy and procedures.
Characteristic of manager
In reference of Tesco the manager focuses on having good communication skill that help
in managing different activities as well as function of business organisation in better way.
It is important for manager to generate ground-breaking ideas for performing various
functions in better way.
Difference between leader and manager
Basis Manager Leader
Meaning The manager is a person
who emphasized on making
appropriate plan, organise a
The leader is considered as a
person who emphasized on
motivating its staff of
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