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Operation and Management and Its Importance | British Food

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MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
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TABLE OF CONTENTSMANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS ........................................................................................1INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3a) Comparison of different roles and characteristics of a manager and leader......................3b) Roles and functions of a leader and manager in different situations.................................5c) Theories and models of leadership in different situations within organisation..................6d)Comparison between a role of leader and function of a manager by apply theories..........7e) Evaluate the strength and weakness of different approaches in various situations............8f)Critically evaluation of different theories to leadership......................................................9TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................9a)Explaining key approaches to operations management and the roles that leaders andmanagers play.........................................................................................................................9b)Explaining the importance and value of operation management in attaining businessobjectives..............................................................................................................................11c)Assessment of factors within the business environment that impact upon operationalmanagement and decision making by leaders and managers ..............................................11d)Evaluation of how leaders and managers can improve efficiencies of operationalmanagement to successfully meet the business objectives...................................................13e) Analysis of how different factors affect the business environment and wider community13f)Critically evaluate application of operation management and factors that impact on the widerbusiness environment for ABF.............................................................................................14CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................14REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16
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INTRODUCTION Operations management is relating to primary activity of manufacturing. This helps theorganizations to explain the change of state of physical goods. It is a part of the company whereit concerns with the transformation of wide range of inputs into the expected outcome bymaintains required level of quality. In addition, management is a procedure that combines andconverts different resources in the operational activities that can add value in the services. In thepresent scenario, operation management concept is changing with the time. It is considered as aset of activities which assist in careful planning, organizing, leading and keeping control over theorganizational operations. This defines the importance of operation management which isrequired to handle the operations in an effective manner (Brandon and Mullan,2013). Thepresent research is based on operation and management and its importance for which AssociatedBritish Food PLC (ABF) is taken into consideration. It is a British multinational food processingand retail company of the UK. The selected organization is world’s second largest producer ofyeast and sugar. In grocery sector, ABF is the major manufacturer related to private and brandedlabel grocery products. Primark is its retail division and it has 325 stores in different nations suchas UK, US, Belgium, Ireland, etc. Objectives that will be highlighted under the current researchare like difference between role of a leader and function of a manager, roles of both in varioussituations and relationship between leadership and management in a contemporary businessenvironment of ABF. TASK 1a) Comparison of different roles and characteristics of a manager and leaderAssociated British food PLC includes a group of individuals includes a leaders andmanager. In that there is two main players who plays a main role are a manager and leader. Bothplayers have different roles and characteristics within firm that are discussed as below-Comparison Leader Role andcharacteristic Manager Role andcharacteristicDefinitionLeader is a person who sets anew vision for the team whichis followed by them.Manager is that person whoguides, controls and instructsthe members of a group as perthe values that have been
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developed.Personality styles Leaders have a uniquepersonality as they have ananalytical and innovative skillsso they create new innovativeideas and adapt newchallenges for improvement inthe organisation. Also, theyhave a high level ofimagination power and abilityto take risk.Manager is a problem solver aswell as having capability tomanage the things within firmin an effectual manner. Hecreates a healthy workingenvironment and manage thescare resource in an effectivemanner (Hakseve and Render,2013).Approaches to tasksLeaders solve the problems bydeveloping new and effectivesolutions (Childe, 2011). Theynot only put efforts alone infinding a solution but theyencourage other team membersto resolve the issues.Manager develops variousmethods, policies andprocedures to build a strongteam. These are combine andapply within the organisationto attain goals and objectivesOrientationThey are people-oriented.They are task-oriented.FocusThe leader is mainly focusedon guiding and leading theteam members (Bessant andLamming, 2013).The manager is mainlyfocused on coordinating workamong team members. Risk ApproachesLeader is a risk taker.Manager resist in taking riskswithin organisation.Styles Itincludesmainlytransformational, participativeand consultative leadershipstyles.Itmainlyincludesauthoritarian, transactional,autocratic, democratic andconsultativemanagementstyles. Role in decision-makingLeader do not get fullyThey have full participation in
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