Operations Management Practices in Tesco: A Critical Analysis

BM563 operations and
service management

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................2
MAIN BODY.......................................................................................................3
One operation management practice in Tesco...................................................................................3
Critically analysing the operation management practices and its impacts for achieving efficiency...5
Evaluating the use of technology in managing operations.................................................................6
Describing the supportive functions which are linked with the operation management practice and
evaluating success in organisation.....................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION.....................................................................................................9
REFERENCES.....................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Operations management is being defined as carrying out the business practices in the
best efficient manner by optimum using all the available resources in an organisation.
Operations are mainly recognised for converting the raw material into the finished goods and
services by using all the resources for maximining the profits and revenues for the firm. It is
very important as it supports by controlling , planning and managing the production ,
manufacturing and providing the services. Tesco the multinational retailers providing various
food and non-food product to large number of consumers by operating in the dynamic
market. It also provides the banking, finance and insurance services to consumers. This report
provide details about identifying the one practices of operations management in Tesco.
Further critically analysing the operation management practice impacts the efficiency in the
organisation. Also evaluating the technology used in the process further evaluating the results
achieved. Lastly describing the supporting functions linking up the operations management
practices which helps in achieving organisational success.
MAIN BODY
One operation management practice in Tesco
Operation management is mainly defining about the action mainly taken as for
achieving the maximum efficiency by converting the raw material to the finished goods , this
mainly helps ion maximising the profits and revenues for the firm by operating in the
dynamic market. The operation management practice selected for the Tesco is the supply
chain management. It is the process of managing the flow of goods and services as by
transforming the raw materials to the finished products as for fulfilling the consumers
requirements and the needs which helps in achieving and attaining competitive advantages
for sustaining its position in the market (Dai and Liu, 2020). Supply chain management
mainly helps in handlining all the business functions as by planning, processing , executing
the flow of goods from supplier to consumer. It is the most important part of operations ion
the retail as it helps in controlling all the manufacturing processes involved in the Tesco
company as for producing its products to the large number of consumers , which results in
improving the quality creating the strong loyal consumer base.
By applying the resource-based theory helps in identifying the available resources in
the company which helps in supplying products to the ultimate consumers . as the process of
supply chain is mainly linked with the internal characteristics as the resources for optimum