Operations and Project Management: A Business Report on Mcclure Oil Company

Operations and Project
management

Table of Contents
Part 1: Business Report....................................................................................................................3
1. An introduction to chosen organization .................................................................................3
2. An explanation of operation vs operations management........................................................3
3. A review and critique of the implementation of operations management principles within
the chosen organization...............................................................................................................4
4. An analysis of the extent to which the operations management of the organization in the
case study meets the requirements of the organization...............................................................5
5. Discussion of continuous improvement as a philosophy and describe the Lean principles. . .6
6. A continuous improvement plan, including your justified recommendations for
improvement, based on your review and critique of operations management principles within
your organization........................................................................................................................7
7. Conclusion...............................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10
Part 2: Project Portfolio.................................................................................................................10
Project Title...............................................................................................................................10
An overview of the case study you have been given................................................................10
An explanation of each stage of the PLC that applies to your selected project, including
supporting documentation for each stage (e.g., business case, the project plan, cost-benefit
analysis and work breakdown structure) -................................................................................10
Gantt chart.................................................................................................................................12
Analysis of the project methodologies and tools used..............................................................13
Review and critically evaluate the effectiveness of the PLC in application to your project
using the appropriate theories models and concepts.................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................17

Part 1: Business Report
1. An introduction to chosen organization
Operation management is a field of area that involves the analysis of labor, raw material
and then converted into finished products and facilities. It will supports in maximization of level
of productivity and profitability ratio of the management. It also include project management that
are create the utilization of abilities and skills, tool and techniques to demonstrate the value. The
organization consider in this report is Mcclure oil company. It was founded in the year of 1917
by Edward McClure. The business has been develop from small management and now it has
been developed to thousand amount of candidates (Alborge, and Abdulhassin, 2021).
Management is offering their services as per to their own and it will functions on more than 37
convenience stores and fueling facilities in the state of Indiana. It will concentrates on their
qualitative of facilities and goods, dependability and offering effective consumer facilities to
gain higher attraction of consumer towards their brand. The management is concentrates on
creating profit and improving consumer facilities and getting effective results. The following
report include reviewing and implementation of operation management principles. After it, it will
involves continuous improvement plan and PLC of given project that make effective results. And
at last it include effectiveness of PLC that is on application of offering healthy and safe food
project to the consumer with the use of models and theories.
2. An explanation of operation vs operations management
Operation is termed as a presentation of applicable work or another section that will
include in application of principles or procedure. It might be termed as an activity that will
presented by associates of management that would have an impact on production, distribution
and facilities and many more.
Operation management is a field of organization that are connected with creating and
managing of production procedure and recreating of functions of management in producing of
products and facilities (Cibinskiene, and et.al., 2021). It is a procedure of transmitting of raw
material into final products and facilities. It will supports in increasing profit of the management.
In context of Mcclure oil company, they are offering services that are related to fuel, lubes, and
farm oils or municipality with a fuel need.

3. A review and critique of the implementation of operations management principles within the
chosen organization
As there are specific principles that are applied by Mcclure oil company for effective
operations of their managerial activities and it will also supports in managing regular term of
activities that are as follows -
 Principles of reality - This is an initial principle, the management is basically
concentrates on issues of organization and functions in their roles and purpose that will
supports in resolving it (Vakili, Ölçer, and Ballini, 2021). It is an essential way to
measure several problems and situations that are to be managed by managers of Mcclure
oil company, as they have to take suitable feedback from their candidates and puts
consumer demand first. In relation of existing management, they are familiar with the
consumer demands and then produce their goods and techniques.
 Principles of Organization - In this principle, the management might have to implement
their strategies and methods that will supports in achieving their goals and targets. As
there might be efficient dealings among several divisions of Mcclure oil company to
create an efficient dealings with other candidates of divisions of the business of
management.
 Change - In this principle, different variations are being adapted by management. As the
management have to adapt new tendencies and changes. It might be create something
new and specific and bring creative task to manage their workforce and their goods and
facilities.
 Accountability - In this principle, executives would develop specific regulation and
argumentation that might be supported by all individuals who are performing in the
management. Executives should have to coordinate with their staff faculty in respect to
accomplish managerial aims and targets (Gerasimova, 2021). In relation to the Mcclure
oil company, their leaders are performing potentiality with their staff faculty and create
their productivity.
As there are several conceptualization for operation management that are presently
termed as effective in the business of management. It will relates with flexible specialization,
lean production, mass customization and agile production. As such formulation will supports the
management in increasing their productivity and profitability as effectively.