Operations and Project Management: A Case Study of Leyland Trucks and DAF

OPERATIONS AND PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
LO1............................................................................................................................................4
(P1) Conduct a review of the implementation of operations management principles within
an organizational context........................................................................................................4
(M1) Review the implementations of operations management in relation to six sigma
methodology and lean principles............................................................................................6
LO2............................................................................................................................................7
(P2) Prepare a continuous improvement plan based on the review of operations
management principles within an organizational context......................................................7
(M2) Analyse the effectiveness of a continuous improvement plan using appropriate
theories, concepts and/or models............................................................................................9
(D1) Apply appropriate theories, concepts and/or models to justify strategies of a
continuous improvement plan for achieving improved efficiency.......................................10
LO3..........................................................................................................................................11
P3) Apply each stage of project life cycle (PLC) to a given project producing necessary
supporting document for completing the project e.g. a business case, project plan, work
breakdown structure.............................................................................................................11
(M3) Analyse the rationale for the project methodologies, tools and leadership within the
PLC for the given project.....................................................................................................14
LO4..........................................................................................................................................15
(P4) Review the effectiveness of the project life cycle in application to the chosen project
using appropriate theories, concepts and models.................................................................15
(M4) Critically analyse how the use of appropriate theories, concepts and models in the
PLC (Project Life Cycle) will differentiate between large and small-scale projects...........17
(D2) Critically evaluate the PLC through a practical and theoretical exploration of its
effectiveness.........................................................................................................................18
Conclusion................................................................................................................................19
References................................................................................................................................20
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Introduction
This report is written according to the case study of Leyland trucks Limited and DAF. These
are the organisation that is subsidiaries of Paccar Inc. from 1998. The implementation of the
operation management for this organisation is understood in the assignment. The Lean
manufacturing and the Six Sigma technique for Leyland is also analysed in this report.
Further, there is the discussion of a continuous improvement plan for organisation data from
a case study. For continuous improvement project plan, a work breakdown structure is made
for completing the project. After that effectiveness of the project life cycle is analysed for the
project cycle that is made for the continuous improvement plan. This continuous
improvement plan can be helpful for the organisation in accomplishing good quality for the
products.
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LO1
(P1) Conduct a review of the implementation of operations management principles
within an organizational context
The implementation of the operation management can be accomplished for the Leyland
trucks in an effective manner with the help of Taylor theory of scientific management. This
theory was based on scientific study of the different situations that used to betaking place in
an organisation. The main point of the Taylor theory implemented for the review of
operation management implementation. These main points can be considered as: -
 Following of standard procedure for performing different jobs.
 Training should be given to the employees that are working in the organisation.
 Effective Planning can be implemented for work (Goyal, et. al., 2013).
 Selection of worker for the particular work on the basis of skills and competencies
and the particular worker.
Supervision
The supervision of the project can be accomplished by the supervisor. At the particular
supervisor gets good skills and knowledge about the work then that supervisor can be
promoted. The supervisor we should have a team that can supervise the operations being
accomplished in Leyland trucks Limited.
Motivation
Motivation can be provided to the employees of the organisation. This will help the labour to
perform the task with full of capabilities. Standard salaries and wages should be provided to
the workers. Incentives can be given to the employees in favour of good performance(Goyal,
et. al., 2013).
Operation
The operation is the job or task that consists of different subtask that has to be performed at1
location.
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The design and controlling the process of production in be accomplished in operation
management.
These are the different task that has to be accomplished under operation management.
Operation management is a transformation process in which the operations are being
transformed for getting the desired output.
Core and support functions are included in operations like technical function, accounting
function, human resources function, information system function, marketing function and
product and service development function.
The management of all type of function coordination is accomplished with the help of
operation management.
There is a great relationship between operation management to the other functions of the
organisation. For example, the marketing function will analyse the demand for the product of
Leyland truck from the market. With the help of Operation Management, the production of
the particular product of Leyland trucks will be according to the demands (Koren, 2016). In
this way, the marketing function is having relation with operation management that is having
linked with productionfunctions.
The relationship can also be understood with the help of another example. The investment by
Leyland trucks is accomplished with the help of finance functions. The Finance Department
of this organisation takes information from operation department about the return of
investment and sales of the particular product. This is accomplished with the coordination of
marketingdepartment. Then on the basis of sales investment is accomplished (Koren, 2016).
In this way, it can be said that the decision making for the investment by the company is
accomplished with the help of analysis of past investment.
The decision making for the action plan for the daily production according to the demand is
accomplished with the help of operation management. The action plan is designed according
to the demand in the market. Therefore decision-making process is having involvement in
Operation Management functions.
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(M1) Review the implementations of operations management in relation to six sigma
methodology and lean principles
The efficiency of Leyland trucks can be enhanced with the help of Six Sigma and Lean
manufacturing. Six Sigma is having two methodologies one of which is DMAIC that design,
measure, analyse, improve, controlSix Sigma is the technique by which the implementation
of design can be accomplished in an effective manner.After designing the particular product
it is measured that it is suitable for the utility for which it is designed (Garza-Reyes, 2015).
Further analysis is accomplished by that particular product. After that improvement is
accomplished if necessary. Then the controlling of the improvement and production is being
accomplished. This is the methodology of DMAIC.
The methodology of Six Sigma is DMADV. In this technique depending on the product or
service is accomplished. After that, it is measured that particular product or service is suitable
for a purpose which it made. After that analysis of the particular product design companies
in. when the product and service design is accomplished (Garza-Reyes, 2015). Finally, the
product or services verified. In this way, with the following of different Six Sigma
methodology efficiency of the Leyland trucks Limited can be enhanced.
With the help of Lean manufacturing maximum output from the manufacturing can be
accomplished by using the minimum resource. This includes effective control of the waste.
there are different type of waste like a stopover production , waste of time on hand us a waste
of transportation us a waste of stock at and,waste of movement, in this way if such type of
waste managed effectively than maximum output from the minimum resources can be
accomplished that will ultimately result in enhancing efficiency for Leyland trucks .
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