Operations and Project Management: Review and Critique of Operations Management Principles in Unilever

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Unit Number and Title Unit 187 –
Operations and
Project Management
Title Review and Critique
of Operations
Management (Part
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Table of Content
Part 1: Business Report
1. An introduction to chosen organization p
2. An explanation of operation vs operations management p
3. A review and critique of the implementation of operations
management principles within the chosen organization p
4. An analysis of the extent to which the operations management of
the organisation in the case study meets the requirements of the
organization p
5. Discussion of continuous improvement as a philosophy and
describe the Lean principles p
6. A continuous improvement plan, including your justified
recommendations for improvement, based on your review and
critique of operations management principles within your
organization p
7. Conclusion p
References p
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1. An introduction to chosen organization
Operations and project management plays important role as these both are
the part of organization. It refers to the management of business practices to
establish highest level of efficiency in an organization. It is basically deals with
converting labor and material into products and services as effectively to increase
the organizational profit. Management operations team attempt to maintain balance
in costs with profit to gain the highest net operating profit. On the other Hand project
management is an effective process of initially leading the work of team to fulfill
goals of project. Main goal of management of project is to complete project which
organize as per the client's objectives. Main aim of this report is to analyze and
review operations management principles effectiveness and Project life cycle of
company and in what manner project life cycle used in an organization (Fallatah and
Syed 2018). This report includes operational management and project life cycle deep
analyses of Unilever organization. Unilever is an multinational consumer product and
services organization in London. Organization deals in various goods and services
such as personal care products, food, beauty care, grocery, electronics etc.
2. An explanation of operation vs operations management
Operations:
It indicates the internal working of overall business management for effective
operations and functioning. Operation require in each and every business whether it
can be goods and services manufacturing process, distribution process, every
department of management need to identify and analyze the better functioning of
every operations, and that includes different factors such as resourcing, operations
planning, and effective technology which plays essential role in business growth and
development. In terms of business type and size of business each and every
business analyze their operations, it can not be refers as the appropriate physical
movement, sometimes, it can also refer as the enhancement in the proper planning,
strategies of various markets or system. Operations also involves ground work which
includes even the low factor of the task. In case of small organization from low to
high operations functions not only includes only by single person it require overall
team members works and their co-ordination.
Operational Management:
It indicates the top-level management which mission and vision is depends
upon the fulfilling the organization long-term targets. It gives useful direction and
action-plan to be completed in order to make sure that all the planned action are
important to fulfill goals and objectives of organization. It refers to the shift of labor
and raw material with the efficient service commodity and quality as effective which
supports the business to earn high profit for particular organization. IT involves the
effective utilization of scare resources with the effective resources, technology and
staffing. Unilever operational management team sets their effective planning goals,
strategies for establishing an similier and equal balance between the revenue and
costs so, that they can achieve their targets effectively and efficiently with high
operating profit (David and et.al 2019). In Unilever organization it is the responsibility
of operations manger to set, maintain products according to the requirements and
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wants of the customer's. They face and manage the high strategic problems which
involves selection of plant size production, sets the information technology networks.
Along with this there are also some other issues related to the operational
management such as raw material, stock level management which also effects the
whole functioning of the management (Ottrey Jong and Porter 2018).
3. A review and critique of the implementation of operations management
principles within the chosen organization
Operations Management:
For effective management operations management involves process of
planning, organizing and supervision to ensure the higher profitability and
enhancement of efficiency within an manufacturing operations. The main target of
operational management is to effectively use all material, resources, labor and
equipment's in order to equal the demand and supply. Implementation of operations
management, key adjustments that are establish to support the organization for the
effective completion of targets. Unilever organization main target is to focus on
providing the effective quality of product and services to their targeted customer's.
Unilever organization can effectively achieve their goals through analyzing the
essential principles of operations management. There are different principles which
help the Unilever business to maintain their all functions and operations in an
effective manner.
 Reality: This principle is mainly concerned with the issues of the organization
instead of focusing on tools and methods. Operational management have to
understand overall issues, instead of using tools and techniques because no
single techniques itself will be able to give overall solution to all the issues at a
particular period of time that can be encountered.
 Organized: At the workplace in an organization where the all activities and
operations whether it is Production, distribution and financing all are
interrelated with each other. Top-level management deals and control all the
operations for the effective results in an organization. A well-organized
management of operations involves the promotion of all the operations and
functions so, that each one operation and activity can enhance their
productivity of all other different operations.
 Humility: In an organization all the departments have to understand that the
reconciliation cost that is error and trial processes are also extremely costly.
In models there are some limitations on making errors, and there is require to
set the strategies effectively. This will support the business to protect the
scare resources, money as well as time.
 Accountability: For the effective functions of all the operations accountability
plays essential role in all manufacturing operations. If organization manager is
accountable for all the functions and operations has the main reason for
effective business functioning. Manager main role is to set rules and
regulation for doing different organizational functions and operations for the
effective completion of set goals and targets (Bridoux and Stoelhorst 2022).
Secondly they have to manage and control working going as per the
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