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Operations and Project Management Assignment

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Operations and Project Management Assignment

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4PART 1............................................................................................................................................41. Introduction to chosen organization........................................................................................42. Explanation of operation vs operations management.............................................................43. Review and critique of the implementation of operations management principles................54. Analyse extent to which the operations management of the organization meets requirements.....................................................................................................................................................65. Discuss continuous improvement as a philosophy and describe the Lean principles.............66. Continuous improvement plan on review and critique of operations management principles.....................................................................................................................................................77. Continuous improvement principles and recommendations to improve the operationsfunction.......................................................................................................................................8PART 2............................................................................................................................................9A. Product Life Cycle (PLC) to project of developing new products.............................................91. Business case...........................................................................................................................92. Project plan..............................................................................................................................93. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for developing of a new product..................................104. Gantt Chart based on the WBS depicting critical path and project completion time frame.105. Theoretical and conceptual arguments to justify use of project methodologies, tools andleadership required within the given project.............................................................................11B. Review and critique the effectiveness of the PLC in application to project.............................111. Review and critique effectiveness of PLC in application to project using theories modelsand concepts used in the project management..........................................................................112. Why designing and implementing PLC is important to execute the project successfully....123. How cost saving techniques could be incorporated in PLC..................................................12
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4. What different techniques could be used to ensure quality, scope and tenure in projectimplementation..........................................................................................................................125. Critically analyse how different theories, concepts and models could be used between largeand small-scale projects............................................................................................................136. Critically evaluate the PLC you have prepared within practical and theoretical frameworks...................................................................................................................................................13CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14
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INTRODUCTIONOperations management is defined as responsibility for directing, overseeing andcontrolling operations of business (Beringer, Jonas and Kock, 2013). This includesmanufacturing, accounting, maintenance, productions, software support. Project management isdefined as application of tools, knowledge, skills and techniques for meeting requirements ofproject. These both are important function of organisation for achievement of goals andobjectives. The given report is based on two sections and two companies. The first chosenorganisation is Marks and Spencer which was founded at United Kingdom that deals in retailsector. The second organisation is Sunshine Drinks which manufactures and sell fruit drinks. Theaim of report is to explain about operations management principles and concept of continuousimprovement. It also highlights about product life cycle and their application.PART 11. Introduction to chosen organizationThe chosen organisation is Marks and Spencer which was founded in 1884 at UnitedKingdom. This is retail multinational firm founded by Thomas Spencer and Michael Marks. Itdeals in food, clothing and home products at high quality. There are 1463 locations where it isoperating their business and providing goods and services to consumers. It is serving its goodsand services worldwide with high quality. There are various brands of Marks and Spencer suchas autograph, classic, per una and others which are serving at international market. The keypeople of this organisation are Steve Rowe chief executive and Archie Norman as chairman. Ithas more than 960 stores out of which 615 sells food product to consumers.2. Explanation of operation vs operations managementOperationsOperations are defined as business activities which helps firm to convert raw materialsinto finished goods and services and selling to consumer for earning profits (Gunasekaran andNgai, 2012). These procedures are used for creating products and services where they marketthem to their consumers and delivering final goods. The business activities of organization aredifferent from each other. The manufacture activities mainly consist of buying materials andconverting them into actual goods and services. Operation Management
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