Leadership & Operation in Toyota Corporation

Management & Operation

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................1
1. Introduction to enterprise that has chosen...............................................................................1
2. Defining and comparing the different roles and characteristics of a leader and a manager.. .1
3. Examining the role and function of leader and manager indifferent situation in Toyota
corporation..................................................................................................................................4
4. Evaluate the strength and weakness of different approaches to leadership and management.
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5. Conclusion of how leader and manager impact on enterprise working and recommend for
future improvement.....................................................................................................................8
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................9
1. Introduction to key operation of chosen enterprise. ...............................................................9
2. Discussion on key operational function and identify the roles and responsibilities of
managers.....................................................................................................................................9
3. Key approaches to the operational management and the role of leader and manager in
operational management...........................................................................................................10
4. Evaluate the impact of environmental factors that impact operational management and
decision making process of leader and manager.......................................................................11
5. Define how operational efficiencies can be improved to determine the importance of
operational management in achieving business objectives of Toyota Corporation..................13
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Operational management is an essential part of any business organisation. Operational
management can be defines as the process of managing and converting raw material and all the
available resources in order to manufacture as finished product or services to be offered. It assist
the management to focused on the flow of raw material from each stage to the final delivery of
product to the ultimate customers.
The present report is based on bsuiness activities of Toyta and this corporation belogs to
Japanese mutinational automative industry. The present study will highlight the importance of
leader and manager's role in Toyota corporation. Different approaches theory of leadership and
management will also presented. The report will give deep insight of key operational
management approach and the role of leader and manager in OM. Further, the impact of external
factors on decision making will also be included in report.
TASK 1
1. Introduction to enterprise that has chosen.
The present study will assist in analysing different aspects of operational management of
Toyota Motor Corporation and the role of leader and manager in it. Toyota corporation is a
Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer, headquarter in Toyota city, Aischi, Japan. It is
the 2nd largest automotive manufacture in world.
2. Defining and comparing the different roles and characteristics of a leader and a manager
Toyota Motor Corporation is one of the leading automotive manufacturer in the world. It
is a Japanese multinational manufacturer headquarter in Toyota city, Japan. It has more than
36000 employees working around the world. It is known for its motor vehicle which includes
auto-mobile, luxury vehicles, commercial vehicles, engines etc.
Organisational structure of Toyota Motor is as follows:
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Both leader and manager plays an essential role in leading and managing the business
operations of Toyota corporation in order to achieve the business objectives more efficiently.
Management and leadership of Toyota corporation is responsible to enhance the productivity and
efficiency which assist the company to operate in global level.
Role of a manager:
Manager of Toyota corporation is a person who effectively managers all the business
activities in company. He is accountable for the in order to increase the efficiency of the business
organisation. He makes plan, goal and strategies and delegate this responsibilities to his
employees in order to get the work done by them (Renz, 2016). Hence it can be said that, a
manager is a person in company who performs all the managerial functions such as planning,
organising, leading and controlling etc. The managers in Toyota corporation are responsible for
their respective areas such as finance, marketing, operational or of all the organisation such top-
executive managers. The functional areas manager's basic role is to effectively manage the
activities by delegating task to their employees. On other hand, top-executive manager of
organisation's role is to make strategies, planning, making budgets and determine goals and
objectives of the organisation which they have to achieve.
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