Operations Management: Layout Planning, Inventory Management, and Operations Scheduling

Operation
Management

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
ESSAY PLAN.................................................................................................................................1
Knowledge of layout planning and work system processes in a business organization..............1
Understanding of the importance of inventory management policies for controlling production
costs.............................................................................................................................................3
Formulating a plan for using operations scheduling techniques when organizing work............5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Operations management is the process related to designing and controlling the procedures
related to the production of goods and services. In this organisation can be involved in enhancing
the quality of procedures which has been adopted by them. Making use of operations
management also assists organisation in lowering down the wastage and they can also gain
competitive advantage while improving the process. This assists in growth of firm and also they
will be able to gain success. This can also assist in enhancing quality. Present report will lay
emphasis on Nissan. It is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in
Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. Present report will lay emphasis on knowledge of layout planning and
work system processes in a business organization. It will also focus on understanding of the importance
of inventory management policies for controlling production costs. It will also discuss about various
techniques of inventory management. It will also discuss about the other tools and techniques to design
work process.
ESSAY PLAN
Knowledge of layout planning and work system processes in a business organization
Layout planning basically involves making better arrangement related to workflow in order
to gain better and maximum productivity. In this Nissan can be engaged in adopting various
types of plan related to layout. In order to gain better results organisation can be engaged in
making use of fixed position layout. In this all the resources moves but the production set up is
fixed at one place (Luo And et.al., 2016). This can also assist company in saving cost. It has also
been analysed that layout planning needs to be done effectively so that goals and objectives of
firm can be achieved and it can also support them in growth of organisation. It has also been
evaluated that for similar items process layout can also be used. In this they can be engaged in
making custom designs and other models. In this Nissan also needs to be engaged in doing and
implementing strategies related to quality control. It has also been analysed that the other layout
strategy which can be opted is cellular location. In this all resources workers and products are
located in a particular place. This will allow them for timely delivering and designing of products
and services. It will also assist Nissan in achieving the quality output which is necessary for
growth and success. By making use of adequate layout design, they will also be able to achieve
strategic objectives. There are various steps which need to be followed by organisation for
systematic layout planning. It includes the following:
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