Operations Management: Scheduling, Inventory Management, Layout Planning and Work System Process for Asda

OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Operation scheduling techniques for formulating a plan to organise work.................................3
Importance of inventory management policies and its use in control production cost................5
Knowledge of layout planning and work system process for Asda organisation........................7
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Layout planning refer as deciding on best physical arrangement of all the sources that can be
utilised within the facility. It mainly aims to improve the efficiency by organising the materials
according to its functionality. Work system process refer as the system where the human and
devices performs the task by using data, technologies and other resources in order to design
product and services for the customers. Scheduling and work place planning is the last stage
within the planning and designing of the operation, where scheduling deals with allotment of the
resources with their priority, and to complete the task in suitable time frame. Inventory
management define as process to order, utilise, store and trading of organisational inventory.
Asda organisation a British supermarket chain, headquarter of the company is located in Leeds,
England. Besides its core to Retail market company also provide the assistance services for
insurance and payment. This report will cover how operation scheduling techniques can be
utilised to develop plan when arranging work, also discuss the importance of inventory
management policies and knowledge of layout planning and work system process. It will also
discuss the description of developing the plan for using scheduling techniques.
MAIN BODY
Operation scheduling techniques for formulating a plan to organise work
Operation scheduling refer as the process used to processed the assigned task to right devices or
machines. Thu simply it is prescribing approach which sets the timeline for every execution of
any operation during the manufacturing process. Scheduling provide flexibility in capacity
planning as to decreasing bottlenecks, it helps in streamlining the whole process as to deliver the
specific product and services at time (Dendauw and et.al 2021). It is also beneficial in
sequencing the different job works. ASDA company can also proceed to implement scheduling
approaches to add time frame in their work, it will allow them to meet the requirement of their
customer. Main components of the scheduling are scheduling direction, resource ability, and
optimisation of different materials. Following operational scheduling technique ASDA company
can be beneficiated by controlling or managing their planning strategy, they can easily optimise
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the resources with schedule production and can be able to analyse the alternative of the resources
for cost efficiency.
Benefit of Utilising Operation scheduling:
Making efficient use of scheduling will enable the organisation to take use of their
labour, by allotting them a task which they are able to complete in productive or timely manner.
It helps in increasing revenue as well as improvise the service level within firm. Thus with this
ASDA will be able to enhance performance level by meeting all deliverable dates. Scheduling
helps in decreasing the manufacturing or worker cost, which is good for the company’s will, as
they can save financial asset for further business investment.
Scheduling can be done using two approaches which are as follows:
Forward scheduling: It is planning which is set with the primary aim to lay out the task as soon
as possible or in a plenty of time (Duong, Wood and Wang, 2020). In manufacturing process this
term simply define as to plan the task in a manner so that every stage will take plenty of time to
complete whole process, it can be done when there is complete availability of time and other
resources. By implementing this technique ASDA firm can be able to complete their production
process of their product immediately or before the delivery date. It can be only done, when
company need to connect with suitable vendor who provides all necessary resources on time.
With this firm will proceed to utilise the high labour rate, whenever there is need for ASDA to
deliver task before deadline, then they can utilise their work force in carrying out the task, it also
helps the firm to implement such a workflow which gives them maximum output without
straining work place culture. Thus company can also move forward to greatly influx their orders
as by managing resources to meet the requirement of new orders.
Backward scheduling: This approach is used when the businesses develop their goods at last
possible present before the delivery date (Ficko and et.al 2021). In which the order of items
started with the planned receipt date and due deliverable date, it is completely referring by the
customer’s order. Thus in case of ASDA they will proceed to use this technique when they are
planning to begin manufacturing to deliver product on specific required date. Means if their
client wants to deliver their service on such date, then it is the responsibility of firm to meet the
client’s requirement and to provide their deliverable items on suggested time frame. Its main
advantage is it lowers the costs of production as materials and raw resources can only be used
when there is necessary, therefore ASDA will not have the inventory for product as the