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UNIT 16 Operations & Project Management

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UNIT 16 Operations & Project Management

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION1PART 11Introduction to company.............................................................................................................1Operations vs. Operations Management.....................................................................................1Review and Critique implementation of Operations Management Principles............................1Extent to which operations management principles meets the organisational requirements......2Continuous Improvement Plan and Lean Principles...................................................................3Recommendations.......................................................................................................................4PART 24Project Life Cycle.......................................................................................................................4Review and Critique effectiveness of PLC...............................................................................10Different Uses of Methodologies for Large and Small Scale Project.......................................12CONCLUSION 12REFERENCES14
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INTRODUCTIONOperations management is defined as area of management which is associated withcontrol and designing process of production as well as redesigning of business operations inmanufacturing of services and goods (Binder, 2016). Basically it is governance of businesspractices to attain high level of efficiency within organisation. Project management is defined asapplication of skills, knowledge, techniques and tools to accomplish requirements of project. Inthis report Longford Engineering Company Refrigeration and Sunshine Drinks company is takeninto consideration. First part is based on LEC Refrigeration is an electric company which furnishservices like freezers and refrigerators. It consists of review and critique of effectualness ofoperation management principles and their applications in continuous improvement. Second partcomprises of Sunshine Drinks, they deals with manufacturing, markets and selling of fruit baseddrinks. This covers project life cycle and critique of same project to ensure its effectiveness.PART 1Introduction to companyLongford Engineering Company Refrigeration (LEC Refrigeration), is a manufacturingcompany of freezers and refrigerators. It is a British company which is headquartered in Prescot,Merseyside, United Kingdom. It was incorporated in 1942 and till then they are able to satisfytheir customers with enhanced quality products.Operations vs. Operations ManagementOperations comprises of all those processes as well as activities which are condemned byorganisation to attain their organisational goals and objectives. Operations management isdefined as process of management, planning and trenchant execution of definite processes andprocedures of organisation which are associated with manufacturing, marketing and other tasksof organisation (Fleming and Koppelman, 2016). Review and Critique implementation of Operations Management PrinciplesThere are different principles associated with operations management which are essentialto be reviewed critically with respect to effective understanding and their application inorganisational context (Harrison and Lock, 2017). In case of LEC Refrigeration, they have optedto have quad refrigerator to provide more storage space for their customer. It is necessary for1
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