Operations and Project Management: A Case Study of Pro Petro Holding and HS2 Project

This report discusses the implementation of operations management principles in Pro Petro Holding, a continuous improvement plan, and recommendations for improvement. It also provides an overview of the HS2 project, its business case, and project plan.

Operations & Project
Management

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Operation management are those business practices which leads upon developing
effectiveness within management. These practices helps in conducting transformation of
materials, labour with product and services in order to enhance profit and revenue of an
organization. Also project management has been defining about various perspectives related over
plan, execution, control and close team work for fulfilling particular objective which makes
success achieved over particular duration of time. According to the scenario the organizations
that has been taken within the report is Rolls Royce which is an British luxury auto-mobile
marker having headquarters in England, Goodwood, UK. The report has been covering about
various operations making management done over execution of operations management with
principles and improvement taking place. Further, the file explains about project work
breakdown structure and gantt chart which has to be prepared. In the end effectiveness of PLC
with various kinds of models and concepts has been discussed within the report.
MAIN BODY
PART 1
1.An introduction to your chosen organization
Pro Petro Holding is and growth oriented, Midland that is an Texas based oilfield
services within an organization providing hydraulic fracturing and various complementary
services which leads over making upstream oil and gas companies engaged within exploration
and production or E&P of North American unconventional oil and natural gas resources. It has
been founded in the year 2007 ProPetro Holding has established organization making
organization established within an organization hiring graduates from Texas Tech University
with 20.0% of its employees having attended Texas Tech University. The organization has
helped in making oilfields pay tax in more effective manner(Титенко, В.А., 2021). The current
employee strength of organization is 2000 and has its headquarters within Midland, TX. Also
the organization has been providing services to various sectors majorly dealing with oil
refineries. The organization provides about Hydraulic fracturing and various services over
upstream oil and gas companies engaged with exploration and production of North American
unconventional oil and natural gas resources. Propetro's fleet and has been design in order to

handle higher intensity which holds complexity hydraulic fracturing job and largely standardized
across units and facilities.
This makes maintenance and repair which reduces equipment over downtime. In relation
over core pressure pumping segment has been included which makes hydraulic fracturing and
commenting over operations within ProPetro offering suit of complementary with well
completion of production services. It includes coiled tubing, flowback services, and drilling
operations under all other segment(Yengle, C. and Kumar, H., 2018). The company went public
in 2017.
2.An explanation of operation vs operations management
The differentiation between operation and operation management are discussed below:
Operations Operation management
Operations are based over those practices and
process that has been used in order to
perform in more effective manner which
makes goals and objectives achieved more
effectively. As per the effect maximising
organizational productivity takes place within
an organization making various aspects
improved more effectively.
Operations management are based over
procedures which has effectively developed
planning which helps in organizing over direct
controlling of various kinds of ends required to
be performed in relation upon manufacturing,
production and different aspects making an
organization achieve growth and success.
These are used for making organizations
process conducted in more effective manner.
It makes various aspects like manufacturing
and production included within it.
The concept of operations management has
been used in order to develop mechanism which
has makes various organization process
included more effectively.
Various operations has been adapted in
relation over making organizations
performance improved more effectively. Also
the operations makes management done more
effectively.
Operations management has makes various
kinds of aspects covered more effectively which
produces various kinds of practices making
goals and objectives achieved with perfection
helping in making operations performed with
perfection.

Scope related over operations has making
significant point of difference within
production and operations managed more
effectively. Also operations helps in making
scope developed over production.
It makes grantee developed upon smooth and
effective running of an organization. This
includes planning, designing and supervising
production with non production activities.
3.Conduct a review and critique of the implementation of operations management principles
within your chosen organization.
Operations management deals with wider perspective in relation to entities which makes
accomplishment done more effectively. Under it different directing principles exists within
practising areas holding importance over various kinds of organizations complying in more
effective manner. Also some directing principles required to be executed as whole operations
related to management leads upon maximizing work of firm in more effective manner. These
principles leads upon making work done with ease in an organization. The principles has been
described in detail as follows:
Flexible specialization: This has been considered as that organizational strategies which makes
upliftment done in relation over competitive advantage within the area of market. Thus an
organization makes inclusive use of technology with machinery that can be used in different
ways. These strategies are required to be used by technology and machinery that can be used in
different ways. Through the strategies organization has adopted strategies by increasing profit
and revenue for an business entity(Unzueta, G. and Eguren, J.A., 2021). The strategy makes
tendencies developed in an organization with high proficiency in the process. Moreover, permits
of firm makes flexibility created over operations and perform changes which makes competency
increased as per dynamic circumstances. The cost holds higher perspective for adopting
operations management principles which makes organization scale its structure better manner.
Mass customisation: These are those methods which is used over making delivery of goods and
services as per requirements of its customers. This is related over accumulation of flexibility
making customization permitting about entities inuring lower costs units more effectively. This
helps in making large customer base formed for an organization helping in creating economic

stability in relation to money which requires over making money flow possible within the
market.
As per the above mentioned principles, various principles of operations management are
reviewed and critique are:
Principle of Humility: This is based over making essential principles making deflection done
with trials and manufacturing method. As per this firm's manager requires to make
acknowledgement achieved with limitations in task making effective approach with both internal
and external assistance achieved. Mass customization helps over assuring about entities making
goals accomplished over needs of customers. In this Pro Petro Holding requires over developing
assurance which makes particular principles adopted appropriately making acknowledgement
done with default designs for establishing R&D over extension for dealing with same.
Principle of reality: This principle based over theory making operations of management within
the organization has made emphasis presented over issues with techniques that is used for
dealing with same. So, the reason behind this is that as per respective principle not techniques
can able to deliver solution of all problems. In relation to Pro Petro Holding should focus upon
delivering standard services and must replace old tax calculating techniques with new tax
policies. This makes replacement achieved over various kinds of aspects which is used in order
to make various kinds of tendencies developed within entities making department fixed over
concerning new process for resolving issues with more effectiveness.
4.Analyze the extent to which the operations management of the organization in the case study
meets the requirements of the organization.
There are different needs required to be presented upon entities which has been
effectively addressing about operations with management(Naixian, F.A.N., 2020). This holds
crucial as well as its will and aids making organization analyse about various aspects making
organization achieve success over areas required to make improvement done more effectively.
Also through this perspective various aspects has been explained making organization run its
aspects over those tendencies which leads over making organization accomplish goal in more
effective manner. In relation to Pro Petro Holding there are various kinds of needs, evaluation
which has been explained as follows: Delivery: The entities should be able to do delivery more with perfection making services
reach more effectively to its customers. This makes organization develop assurance about

compliances into principles of humanity making organization provide improvement over
system of delivery through adopting time process in this. Also it helps inn enhancing
various kinds of tendencies within an organization which makes services delivered with
more perfection.
 Safety: This means those prominent needs of entities making safety to be performed more
effectively. It has been helping in making aviation sector enhanced more effectively by
making organization achieve its goals and objectives more effectively. The organization
has been adopting principles while relating to efficaciously as well as do not perform
upon issues of ineffectual production procedures, instead they concentrates upon various
process and new creations to hamper the safety.
So, the analysis makes needs of Pro Petro Holding operations management developed
with points that is out for delivery which makes particular principle adapting over policies with
various entities. Also through these aspects various kinds of aspects has been explained which is
based upon making analysis done about its delivery process and safety measures. These makes
an organization like Pro Petro Holding perform its operation with innovative idea reducing
workload by making working process more easy and effective.
5.Discuss continuous improvement as a philosophy and describe the Lean principles.
Continuous improvement base over procedure which makes effective adoption over
entities measuring over assuring consistency making performance more effective by adapting
over entities measuring performance more effectively increasing quality of procedures within the
organization. Also through improvement various perspectives has been managed in relation over
organization and its performance(Ming, Z., Hu, Y. and Zheng, M., 2021). It has been used by
organization like Pro Petro Holding for assuring about quality of services performed more
effectively. As per this leans principles are used for making organization develop proper
structure regarding it. Also important elements components in relation over producing services
has been made over crucial entities should know about lean principles concepts. These are based
over procedures used for changing production methods in an way that its reduces wastage. It has
been distinguished within five perspective explained as follows: Value identification: This deals over various initial principles leading effective analysis
over various components predictable over those consumers which holds identification

done upon various aspects which has been used in order to make entities attain large
customer base. Value stream mapping: It is considered as process for making assurance developed by
developing various kinds of aspects making organization achieve values in relation over
entities more effectively Flow Creations: As per the procedure effectiveness has been performed upon entities
increasing reduction upon various stages in more effective manner. It make flow of
services done with an intention to create profit. Pull establishment: These are based over lean principles that requires over fulfilling
needs by Pro Petro Holding in order to analyse needs as well as consumers demanding
changes in relation over operations.
 Perfection seeking: It has been considered as the last principles over wasting effective
reduction making contribution done by facilitating utilities with offerings.
6.Prepare a continuous improvement plan based on your review and critique of operations
management principles within your organization.
In context over evaluation various operations management principles has been
implemented within Pro Petro Holding done over effectual areas needing to make continuous
improvement done for making organizational performance improved within the procedures(Mao,
Q., 2021). This made continuous improvement plan explained as follows:
Plan Do Check Action
Effective
Quality
There is lack of
appropriate product
testing the quality over
products that is
ineffective. For example
respective organization
has adopted total quality
management techniques
assuring about quality
in relation over various
Pro Petro Holding
makes development
done with appropriate
team making assurance
developed about
techniques helping in
performing effective
way for developing
quality of service
improved with better
In this maximization of
effectiveness has been using
software making enterprise
about resource planning
systems with consumers
relationship managing
software measure regarding
resource with requirements
and client choices in relation
to quality.

aspects and procedure
addressed effectively.
standards.
7.Using continuous improvement principles, make at least two justified recommendations which
could improve the operations function
According to the analysis of operations management it has been implemented that two
recommendation over respective organization over assuring effectualness within manufacturing
department discussed as follows:
 Pro Petro Holding has been concentrated towards assuring about connectivity into whole
production procedure including testing over products according to making analysis done
with durability of situation(Ma, S., Duan, L., Li, Y. and Yao, X., 2020).
 They are having effectual assurance including production and procedure by using
technique like lean manufacturing as well as total quality management in relation to
production.
PART 2
1.An overview of the HS2 project
HS2 trains connects based over 30 million individuals making direct services provided
within Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Lockerbie, London Euston, Manchester Airport, Manchester
Piccadilly and others. The HS2 has been supporting about transition over net zero carbon of
Midland economy. In this journey longer distance has been facilitating over lower carbon
through and alternative over car or plan. This makes green path in relation over travelling
making offering done over lower carbon emission per passenger kilometre (About HS2 project,
2020).
2.A business case
It is regarded as formal document which is related upon projecting work making
accomplishment over objectives done more effectively(LI, Q. and ZHU, M., 2018). Also it has
been rendering information over staff as well as consumers. The business relates upon HS2
project which has been explained as follows:

 Executive summary: Camden Council has made plan by introducing HS2 in order to
make objectives fulfilled effectively. This makes vital intent over formulating appropriate
plans over new projects facilitating zero carbon within Mainland. Goal: The main goal of Camden Council has been introducing high speed rail travel with
low carbon. The importance of new product: It has been acting as backbone for developing rail
network which helps in minimizing problem of over crowding. Target market: The target market of product is that of Mainland.
 Cost Benefit analysis: To make implementation done their plan has been effectively
making Camden Council need for £ 95, 000 in a year.
3.Project plan:
Product life cycle means those methods used over specific projects making performed
from starting to end. Also through this high standards techniques make team accomplish project
effectively. Camden Council has been adopting about there objectives. Its PLC has been
explained as follows: Project initiation: The initial phase that has been adding over states projects needs in
order to make task completed. It makes assistance provided upon entities for representing
ideas over project making authorization over various documents required over various
activities(Li, L., Zhou, X., Zuo, Z. and Si, Q., 2021). It has been involving Camden
Council over purpose of goals and aids making target completed in more effective
manner. Thus project manager makes investment done over quality with effective
formation. Project planning: In this project its has been marked out that project has been performing
entities stated in relation upon planning of project. Camden council perform marketing
investigation making choices and needs understood more effectively. Through planning
introduction of HS2 train has been done by proper procedure. Project implementation: The project practices has been excluded over making objectives
attained effectively. In relation over Camden Council project manager has been able to
formulate budget through examine and doing research for users.
 Project closing: Through this task has been completed by accomplishing closer of
project. There are different kinds of practices needing to comply within the phase helping

in rendering practices over making goals achieved within project. This makes whole
practices, project manager formulating WBS for task performance.
4.Prepare a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for developing of a new product.
Work break down structure based over framework which has been use upon
distinguishing within small units and works has been assigned to whole person making task
completed more effectively. Thus assistance has been provided over Camden Council project
manager making management done over large projects helping in attaining results making gains
done effectively(Li, H. and Ma, Z., 2019). So, the manager of the product uses WBS that helps in
dividing about overall task sequentially making development done as per brief for ending
development. It has been emphasized by facilitating into testing each process making alternative
design as well as final method formed according over project needs.
5.Produce a Gantt Chart based on the WBS above clearly depicting critical path and project
completion time frame.
Gantt Chart means those graphical with bar diagram representing initial closing period
over delegating project work status making person accountable for project. This makes assists
provided to Camden Council project manager making representation done upon practices over
particular time period. Also as per the Gantt Chart practices needed for project should be
provided. This make HS2 needed for making improvement done over layout design and various
other things.
6.Provide theoretical and conceptual arguments to justify the use of project methodologies, tools
and leadership required within the given project.
There are different kinds of project methodologies that is based upon performing project
work in more effective manner. The methodology has made six sigma, TQM and provides over
decreasing costs by enhancing profit effectively making outcomes gained(Kelio, M.R. and
Upadhyaya, C., 2021). In relation to HS2 projects few leadership style should be used that is
autocratic and democratic making future plans developed.

a. Review and critique the effectiveness of the PLC - using the appropriate theories models and
concepts - used or implied in the HS2 project
In this utilization has been done of various kinds of techniques and action plan making
performance making project working over developing HS2 trains that gives facilitating
advantage to them. So PLC makes effective aids and model applied more effectively and has
been discussed as followed:
Waterfall model:
This has been formed for making sure HS2 Project outcomes achieved. It helps in aiding
about various kinds of practices and operations based over related to project and its stages has
been discussed as follows: Requirements: In this Camden Council has been explained with plan over respective
project. Analysis: Herein, Camden Council made analysis developed upon idea of business
making concept products for scrutinizing feasibility in relation over finance Design: Herein, Camden Council has been formulating about projects by using sources
of data and programming language(He, W. and Zhou, B., 2021). Coding: Herein, Camden Council makes codes developed through using logistics and
initial stage has been covered. Testing: Camden Council have ascertain about system and quality of project makes
problems solved more effectively. Operations: Camden Council has helped in maintain well supported HS2 project in order
to keep updated about organized work.
 Maintenance: In this Camden Council have been performing over activities making
improvement done by enhancing final goods.
b. Critically analyse how the use of appropriate theories, concepts and models in the PLC will
differ between large projects like HS2 and other small-scale projects.
All theories that has been discussed above makes small as well as large scale project has
been discussed below:
METHODOLOGIES SMALL SCALE PROJECTS LARGE SCALE PROJECTS
Six Sigma This methodology procedure is similar In large scale project HS2

and has intensity over small projects,
This makes designs established over
technology and equipments.
model has been used in relation
over designing, services and
procedures.
Within large scale project such
c. What different techniques could be used to ensure quality, scope and tenure in the project
implementation?
There are different kinds of techniques that can be used for making technology with
quality making scope implemented over project. Through technique HS2 project makes gainful
outcomes achieved(Harkener, S. and Stausberg, J., 2021). Through evaluating TQM with lean
manufacturing techniques scope of project has been assessed with time duration aiding through
Gantt Chart.
d. Critically evaluate the PLC you have prepared within practical and theoretical frameworks.
PLC is vital for Camden Council it make new train attract market by formulating
effective decisions, anticipating service users and many more.
CONCLUSION
From the discussion it can be concluded that it is important for an organization over
adopting operation with project management helping in assuring about operations with different
projects. In relation to operations management principles makes goals and objectives achieved
more effectively. As per this aspects like quality, safety and cost has been covered. In relation to
execution critique of PLC has been examined making assistance provided over lean principles
with total quality management.

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