Operations Management: Scheduling Techniques, Layout Planning, and Work System Processes

Operations
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................3
Use of operation's scheduling techniques in formulation of a plan for organisation of work....3
Layout planning and work system processes.............................................................................5
Importance of inventory management policies ..........................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Operations management is defined as a business practice that involves designing &
controlling of production processes within the organisation. Along with this, it is associated with
transforming of raw materials into products as well as services in order to maximise profit level
of a company. Operations management help an entity to manage day to day activities in a proper
and effective manner (Agrawal, 2019). Moreover, it assist companies to make optimum use of
resources such as raw material, capital, labour and so on. In the present report, Vodafone is
chosen as a base company. It is a telecommunication company which is headquarter in London,
United Kingdom. The company was founded by Ernest Harisson and Gerry Whent in the year
1991. The products which is offered by Vodafone are Broadband, Mobile phone, Internet
television, fixed line telephone and many more. The report covers operations scheduling
techniques which helps an organisation to manage activities and functions in a proper manner. In
addition to this, there is a discussion about layout planning and different types of layout with
relation to company. Later, the report describes inventory management policies along with its
importance of an organisation.
TASK
Use of operation's scheduling techniques in formulation of a plan for organisation of work
There are different types of scheduling techniques that can be adopted by a organisation
while they are willing to plan their overall plan. While formulation of a plan in case of
organisation of work there are certain activities that have to be adopted by a organisation and
such activities have to be planned in such a way that maximum benefit can be taken from the
available resources in terms of human resources, available time, financial resources etc. all this
will help in ensuring effectiveness in the way various activities of a plan will be conducted and
completed. Basically there are some techniques that help in easing of overall plan by a particular
strategy that has to be adopted by the organisation. Scheduling demotes to usage of resources in
such a manner that activities performed by employees will facilitate overall work done in the
organisation.
Vodafone as a company is having a vision that they are willing to transform societies
based on innovative products & services to their present customer base that is approximately of