Management and Operations in Sainsbury: Roles, Approaches, and Impact

Management
And
Operations

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1) An introduction to the chosen organisation and its management structure.......................1
2) Definition and roles of both managers and leaders, highlighting the differences between
management and leadership...................................................................................................1
3) The different roles of management and leadership in application to different organisational
situations, supported by theories and concepts.......................................................................3
4) The strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to leadership and management...4
5) Conclusions on how managers and leaders have made an impact on the organisation and
recommendations for future improvements............................................................................6
TASK 2 COVERED IN PPT ..........................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
The management and operations is refers to management of raw materials into final
products to attain the maximum profits of the company. It also includes the designing and
manufacturing process according to the customer’s needs. In this, it helps the employees to
perform well in the company by performing their rules and regulations efficiently with in the
organisation. This will help the organisation to achieve the satisfaction level of customers which
enhance the business of the organisation (Gibson and Parkman, 2018). The chosen organisation
in this assignment is Sainsbury. This company is a UK based international company which retail
dealing in supermarkets and clothing products. In this assignment, the roles of a manger are
cover of the organisation. The different types of functions of leader are cover along with the
different management theories that are important in operations. Lastly, the impact of decisions
making of leaders and managers on organisation is also discussed.
TASK 1
1) An introduction to the chosen organisation and its management structure
Sainsbury is the largest chain of supermarket which includes clothing and groceries in the
UK. This company is founded in 1869 by establishing a shop but later on, it includes in retailing
of groceries in 1922. The products of this company is available across all countries by online.
The main business of this company is to dealing clothing and other products by establishing
supermarkets all across the world. There are approx 186,900 employees with in the company. I
the 2019, there arr approx 1428 stores are available in the country in which 820 are convenience
store and the rest of it are supermarkets (Hammer, 2015). The organisation follows hierarchical
structure in their company. In this structure, there are series of people occur which controls each
other. As each people have the responsibility of the above.
2) Definition and roles of both managers and leaders, highlighting the differences between
management and leadership.
The manager and leader plays an important role in mission and vision of the organisation.
They must have effective managing qualities so that they can attain required goals of the
company.
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