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Management and Operations of Ford Motors : Report

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Management and Operations of Ford Motors : Report

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1P1. Comparing different roles and characteristics of a manager and a leader............................1TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3P2. Role of leader and function of manager in various situational context................................3P3 Leadership models and theories ............................................................................................4TASK 3 .........................................................................................................................................5P4 Prime approaches of operational management......................................................................5P5 Importance and value of operations management in achieving organisational goals............6P6 Factors that made an impact on operational management and decision making at Ford.......6CONCLUSION ..........................................................................................................................7REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
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INTRODUCTIONEvery organisation focuses on their operational activities because they understand that ifthey will concentrate on this area then it will help them in attaining more profits by doingoptimum utilisation of their resources (Barratt, Choi and Li, 2011). Ford Motors is a successfulcompany of auto-mobile sector, they are running their business in various part of the world. Thisfile will explain the comparison between characteristics of leader and manager. It will alsodetermine their roles and functions in different situational context. Various theories and modelsof leadership will become a significant part of this report. Main approaches of operationalmanagement will be discussed here as well. Further, this report will cover the importance ofoperational management along with various other related concepts. TASK 1P1. Comparing different roles and characteristics of a manager and a leaderBeing the associate manager at Ford Motors, I have various kinds of responsibilities atmy workplace. Managing people is not an easy task, employees are considered as one of the keyassets of company as they are responsible for execution of strategy. Leaders like Henry Fordplayed a crucial role in the success Ford Motors. Following are the characteristic and roles of apioneer:Show the path – An effective workforce and financially sound organisation cannotperform well until they have a vision to achieve. Leader is responsible for making long termgoals and mission so an enterprise can always move in right direction (Johnstone, 2016).Sometimes, workers do not follow the command of managers if they think that targets are out oftheir reach, leader communicate them the effective approach which organisation will follow inorder to attain aggressive goals. Henry Ford had a vision, he knew that people would not support.He wanted to make a vehicle which can reduce human efforts at the time of travelling. When thisidea came in his mind, people were using horses as a mode of transportation. He made acorporation and pour confidence in the employees that they can create something which isbeneficial for this society. Lead change- Every organisation has to make necessary alteration in their firm so thatthey can cope up with the challenges of this rapidly changing business environment. If leaderwill not work hard in unfavourable condition then he/she cannot convince other employees togive their best. When Ford Motor decided to execute six sigma, they knew that this may derail1
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