Operations and Project Management

Operations and Project
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Review and critique of the implementation of operations management principles within an
organisational context.................................................................................................................1
M1 Review and critique the implementation of operations management in relation to six
sigma methodology and lean principles......................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
P2 Prepare a continuous improvement plan based on the review and critique of operations
management principles within an organisational context...........................................................3
M2 Analyse the effectiveness of a continuous improvement plan using appropriate theories
concepts or models......................................................................................................................4
D1 Apply appropriate theories concepts or models to justify strategies of a continuous
improvement plan for achieving improved efficiency...............................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
P3 Apply each stage of the PLC to a given project, producing necessary supporting
documentation for completing the project .................................................................................6
P3)Stage of the PLC to a given project, producing necessary supporting documentation for
completing the project ................................................................................................................6
M3 Analyse the rationale for the project methodologies tools and leadership within the PLC
for a given project.......................................................................................................................7
TASK 4 ...........................................................................................................................................8
P4 Review and critique the effectiveness of the PLC in application to the chosen project using
appropriate theories, concepts and models..................................................................................8
M4 Critically analyse how the use of appropriate theories, concepts and models in the PLC
will differentiate between large and small scale projects............................................................9
D2 Critically evaluate the PLC through a practical and theoretical exploration of its
effectiveness to draw valid conclusions and recommendations for improvement......................9
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................10

REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
The term “ Operations Management” refers to the administration of business practices
which creates the highest level of the efficiency and effectiveness that can be possible in
business organisations and the term project management is defined as the combination of all the
steps which are included in the execution and implementation of a specific project in a business
organisations(Lu and Shen, 2020). Operations management and the project management is very
important part of any business organisation that allows the organisation to manage their projects
and the tasks in an efficient and effective ways in a sustainable manner. The below report is
based on the operation management to TESCO plc, which is a British multinational retailer that
deals in the merchandised products and the groceries in the corporate markets to the customers.
TESCO plc is one of the largest retailer in the global world. The report includes the
implementation of operations management principles in TESCO plc, implementation of
operations management in relation to six sigma and continuous improvement plan based on the
review and and critique, with the appropriate models and theories to justify the improvement
plan. And the second part is based on the project management of the organisation Crossrail
which is the railway infrastructure project of Europe and which is one of the biggest single
investment that is undertaken in UK. The report includes the stages of PLC,the project
methodologies tools and leaderships in PLC, critique and review of the effectiveness of the PLC
in the application to Crossrail, analysis of the appropriate models, concepts and the models in the
PLC which differentiates the large and small scale projects, evaluation of the PLC through a
exploration of its recommendations along with its conclusion.
MAIN BODY
TASK 1
P1 Critique and review of the implementation of operations management principles within
TESCO.
Operations refers to activity which is used by the business organisations to accomplish its
goals and objectives effectively and efficiently in the organisation. Whereas operations
management defined as the overall planning the management and implementing the execution of
the planned actions in the organisations(Moynihan, 2018). There are various kinds of the
operations management principles that are essential in order to have the effectiveness in the
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