Operations & Project Management

OPERATIONS & PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
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Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
PART 1 RE-EVALUATE AND EVALUATION OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT.............3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Operations managing principles of Unilever...............................................................................3
M1 Explanation of importance of Six Sigma style and Lean principles.....................................7
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
P2 About a continuous upgrading plan.......................................................................................7
M2Explanation of the effectiveness of a continuous upgrading plan .......................................8
D1 Justification of strategies used in continuous improvement plan.......................................8
PART 2 PROJECT LIFE CYCLE...................................................................................................8
P3 Life cycle of project...............................................................................................................8
M3 Methodologies use for PLC................................................................................................10
P4 Effect of methedologies.......................................................................................................10
M4 Methodologies use for small and large organization..........................................................11
D2 Effectiveness of project life cycle........................................................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFRENCES.................................................................................................................................12
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INTRODUCTION
Operation management can be define as a systematic procedure to manage all the
operations related with manufacturing, selling and distributing products in systematic way so the
organization able to generate profit by cutting wastage business activities. Projects management
is single set of coordinate business actions with defiling preliminary and finishing point
undertake by personals or organizations to meet the specific objective in specific define schedule
, cost and presentation parameter. In order to understand these terms this report has been
prepared. N the first part of this report significance of operation management strategies ha been
define by using Unilever organization. I the second part of this report using of project
management and importance of operational management strategies. This considered the project
life cycle and strategies use to satisfy customers in brief manner.
PART 1 RE-EVALUATE AND EVALUATION OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
TASK 1
Operations managing principles of Unilever
About Unilever: It is one of the famous consumer’s products organizations of United
Kingdom. Headquarter of this organization is situated in London. It was established by Lever
Brothers in 19129. At present it is organised by Nils Andersen who is the Chairperson of this
entity. The target market area of this company is spread all over the world. It provides beauty,
personal care, products with the changes of time to extend its business the company started food
and refreshment facilities also. At the present time it provide employment of more then 155000
employers. It has more than 400 brands rights. It is famous for providing best qualities of
services (Li, Li and Feng, 2014).
Difference between operations and operation management: Operations are focused actions or
actions which are done logically as part of map of the work by a procedure that is designed to
achieve the pre decided objectives. On the other side operation management is the course in
which funds are converted into more useful products and serves. Both are interrelated whit each
other’s but have different meaning. Operations part of daily routine business activities moreover
operation management is the procedure of managing all the operation of business in effective
way in order to achieve the goals. It is useful in decision making process , operations are not part
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of decision making process, they are decision this process. Operation management is focusing
on attract of customers and more customers oriented approach rather than operations are oriented
towards its organization internal department.
Principles of operation management: Operation management is aims for increase the value add
service in the organization, thus manager of Unilever apply following principles of this process
in order to attain their objects.
Reality: This principles is based on the fact that the manger of operations must be focus on their
problems rather than techniques, six sigma or lean because it is the fact that there will b no tools
which can be used and give 100 % guarantee to solve the problems and give authenticate
solution which are acceptable in whole universe (Shimomachi and and et .al.2014).
Organization: Every element of manufacturing process is connected with each others. They are
collected to produce effective output. By using six sigma technique manager can able to
effectively use their resource in manufacturing process.
Fundamentals: This principle based on this concept that every operation mange need to know
about how to us their fundamental principle of management only after that they are able to
achieve production plan success. It is required to have knowledge regarding, BOM, investor
management technique and use of lean and sigma principles during running daily activities.
Accountability: It is the duty of operation manger to set the rules, regulation distribute duties
and powers to production department supervisors and chance their work on timely basis.
Variances: t is required to process variance in significant way because hinge rate of variance
shoes the negative impact on the organization.
Causality: Operation management based on the principle that mangers need to identify the
reasons and causes of problems.
Managed passion: According to this principle mangers need to motivate and influence their
workers so that they work effectively to achieve the goal of the company.
Humility: It is essential for operation mangers to maintain positive goodwill between their
employers it will help in positively impact on the culture and nature of the business environment.
Change: Today’s word is dynamic it is essential for every member of the organization to accept
the change and work according to it. For this purpose operation mangers need to convince their
employers. They use lean method to attract their employers.
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