The Operation Management of Unilever
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MANAGEMENTAND OPERATION
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1a. Description on differences and similarities between leader and manager considering rolesand characteristics.......................................................................................................................1b. Description on function of manager as per Fayol and how manager to organizationperforms these functions. ...........................................................................................................3c. Explanation on situational leadership, system leadership and contingency leadership as perorganizational context.................................................................................................................4TASK 2............................................................................................................................................61. Description on differed approaches to operation management...............................................62. Explanation on the roles of store manager with example of operational manager.................73. Define the importance of operational management in store...................................................74. Description on identifications and access of factors which affect operation management oforganization. ...............................................................................................................................95. Explain how factors impacts on decision making of store manager.......................................9M3 Evaluate how leader and manager improves efficiency to operational management.........10M4 Define how factors impact environment of an entity.........................................................10CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
INTRODUCTIONThe operation management of an enterprise responsible for managing the processof creation of goods and services. It is also inclusive of planning, coordinating,production, quality management, inventory control and supply chain collaboration of anenterprise (Antony and et.al., 2016). In addition to this, management is the art of gettingthings done through others. It is an individual and group of individuals which accepts theresponsibility to run organizational activities. The present report is based on the activities of Unilever, It is one of the largestmulti corporation, it is situated in London. It deals in products as are Foods, refreshmentsHome care and personal care etc. To gain long term profitability and productivity thefirm need to put major consideration quality so that best result can be obtained. The operational activities of an enterprise should take initiatives to improviseactivities of an enterprise. Furthermore, operational and managerial activities to anenterprise are interrelate process and skilled employees can bring effective and sustainedgrowth to an enterprise. TASK 1a. Description on differences and similarities between leader and manager consideringroles and characteristics.Manager is the member of an enterprise who is responsible to carry out theessential function of management as are planning, organising, controlling and leading theoverall activities of an enterprise. On the other hand, Leader is the person who leads thefunction of an entity effectively. Thus, main qualities of leader is long term strategicplan, communication results, integrity and ambition. He is the person who directs theleader in differed situation so that organisation activities of an enterprise can beachieved. Moreover, leader is the person who bring changes in attitude of people,influence, inspire and help other so that common goal can be achieved. (Antony, 2014) Difference and Similarities between leader and manager1
BasisLeaderManagerMeaningLeader is the person whoworks as to influence theirfollowers to achieve thespecific goal (Blum, 2015).They frame strategies as areinnovation, creating teams,developing trust among theworkers. In this, Manager is theperson who is responsible toplanning, organising,directing and controlling theoverall activities of anenterprise. The role fopmanager depends on thenature of nature of work.This will be essential ionterm to have long termgrowth to an enterprise(Bolton and Thompson,2015). ApproachLeader works as toinfluence their subordinatesto achieve one specifiedgoals. Manager is the person whomanages the overallactivities of entireenterprise. StyleThe leader are performingtheir business activities withuse of transformationalleadership. The manager is person whowill use the transnationalleader so that activity to nenterprise can be donesystematically. FocusThey need to put their majorconsideration over thepeople to an enterprise. The must focus over processand procedure to anenterprise (Cherrafi andet.al., 2016). Followers They are having thefollowers. They are having employees.Aim They must put their majorfocus over the growth andThey must focus over tohave attainment of required2
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