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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................11 Introduction to organisation and its management structure.....................................................12 Role of manager and leader .....................................................................................................23 Roles of management and leadership in different organisational situation. ...........................44 Strength & weakness of management and leadership approaches. .........................................55 Impact of managers and leaders on organisation. ...................................................................6TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................71 Introduction to the key operation of Toyota............................................................................72 Key operational functions and responsibilities of managers in operational functions ............73 The keys operational approach to operation management and their values.............................84. The impact of external business environment factor that affect decision making by leadersand managers...............................................................................................................................95 Operational efficiencies improve to meet successful business objectives using management& leadership approaches ..........................................................................................................106. Conclusion and recommendation.........................................................................................10CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION Management and operations are mainly concerned with procurement of resources,optimum utilisation of resources in order to convert raw material into finished good. It isessential for company to achieve pre determined goal, proper arrangement in factors ofproduction and improves the firm's productivity & profitability (White, 2016). Apart from this itplays a crucial role in handling issues of operations and maintenance of system used for theproduction of goods. Toyota, Japanese multinational automotive manufacture company is takenin this report for study. It commenced in the year of August, 1937 and headquartered in Japan.They mainly manufacture vehicles, engines, materials handing machinery etc. and it is the thirdlargest automotive manufacturer in the world. This research covers the role, function of leaderand manger by applying different theories and approaches and their affect in various situations.Finally the impact of leaders and manager on organisation in achieving goal. TASK 11 Introduction to organisation and its management structureManagement and operation is a process of transforming input to output i.e. resources intodesired goods by minimizing the cost and wastage of product. It ensures the company tomaximising the output of goods with minimum resource input which improves effectiveness andefficiency of company. In relation to Toyota, world's largest automotive manufacturing companystarted in the year of 1937. It is headquartered n Aichi, Japan. It is known for its managementstructure which made them to attain maximisation of profit with optimum utilisation of resources(Baboli and et. al., 2014). For every organisation an effective management structure is requiredin order to obtain organisational goal. Management structure is nothing but how a companyorganise or handle its management hierarchy. The management structure of Toyota is segmentedinto divisions i.e. office and shopfloor which is controlled or directed by General Manger. Eachdepartments General Manger has their assistant general manger followed by senior manger andthen section manger. In office department section manger has to monitor or control engineer andadministrator while in shop floor's section manager has group leader and team members. 1

(Source: Management structure of Toyota, 2018)2 Role of manager and leader Manager is a person who manages organisational activities and act as bridge betweensenior management for directing path in order to achieve organisational goal. On the other handleader is the one who influence group of people by inspiring them through actions or words in2Illustration 1: Management structure of Toyota

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