Operational Management Practices in Sainsburry's: A Critical Evaluation

Operations and Service
Management

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
Operational management practice within the chosen organisation..............................................1
Critically evaluating how operational management practices influence organisational
efficiency......................................................................................................................................3
Evaluating on how specified technology has been embedded in the organisation......................4
Various Supporting functions linked with operational management practices and evaluating
how they help the organisation to gain success in future ............................................................6
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Operations management includes various factors which helps the organisation to achieve
the goals and objectives effectively. The main focus is manage the working operations smoothly
in an effective manner (Zurich, and Documentation, 2018). There are various new innovative
ideas which the company could implement in order to become more profitable in the market.
Sainsburry's is a retail supermarket which provides everyday essential product to the consumers.
The company has seen an immense growth in the market due to ethical practices. The report
aims to analyse about understanding operations management in a systematic manner. On the
other hand, there will be brief discussion about how the operations management can impact the
company overall efficiency. Along with that, there will be evaluation about the technological
factors which could help the company to gain a competitive advantage in the market. For further
instance, there will be discussion about the operation management practice which assist in
ensuring the organisational success.
MAIN BODY
Operational management practice within the chosen organisation
Operations management is the process of deigning and controlling various factors to
manage the working operations of the company. There are various transformative ideas which
the company can include to offer best quality products to the consumers in the market. The
operations management needs to effectively coordinate with various other employees to boost
the overall performance of the company. The management of the operations is the main work
responsibility of the manager (Victorino, and et.al 2018). It includes product design, forecasting,
supply chain management etc.
Total quality management (TQM) can help the organisation to improve the quality of the
products. This will help them to maintain a positive brand integrity in the market. There are
various duties which the operation manager ensures to fulfil in a systematic way. This particular
techniques involves various strategies and tools which could be used to develop a healthy
working environment in which the employees attain maximum productivity. This will be
beneficial for the company. Various principles and total quality management of sainsburry's is
mentioned below:
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