Leadership and Management Report: Aldi's Operations and Strategies

This report examines leadership and management practices within Aldi, a supermarket chain. It begins by comparing the roles and characteristics of managers and leaders, highlighting their responsibilities in planning, directing, staffing, coordinating, and controlling operations. The report then explores how these roles apply in various situational contexts, including stable, slow-to-moderate, and fast-changing environments. Different leadership theories and models are discussed, including contingency leadership, behavioral theory, situational leadership, and system leadership. The analysis further delves into key approaches to operations management, emphasizing the roles of managers and leaders in achieving business objectives. Factors impacting Aldi's operational management are also analyzed. The report concludes by summarizing the key findings and their implications for effective leadership and management within the company.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................2
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................2
P1 Comparison of different role and characteristics of a leaders and manager ......................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P2 The role of a leaders and the functions of a manager apply in various situational context . 5
P3 Different theories and model of approach, including situational leadership and system
leadership and contingency.........................................................................................................6
TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................8
P4 Key approaches to operations management and the roles that manager and leaders that
play..............................................................................................................................................8
P5 Importance and value of operations management in achieving business objectives...........10
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11
P6 Factors in which Aldi operates that impact operational management................................11
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Management and operations plays an important role to perform various types of
operations of organization in effective way (Voß and et.al., 2012). There are different types of
functions which are control and monitor by administrator and leaders of organization. There
are different types of operations which are performed by company. This leads to accomplish
goals and objectives of organization in effective manner. Manager and leaders are backbone of
company which plays a significant role in order to guide various employee working in the
organization. Aldi is company which deals with the chain of super market which provide
different types of retail goods and products to various customer present in marketplace. This
company has more then 2500 stores which provide various retail products which helps the
customer to avail facilities of retail products. It has long supermarket chain which aids to
implement different types of products. In this report it is explains about the comparison between
role of manager and leaders, different leadership approaches and theories like behavioral
theories, system leadership style and it is also discussed about the contiguous theories and
leadership theories which aid to perform different functions of organization ( Prevot and et.al.,
2016).
TASK 1
P1 Comparison of different role and characteristics of a leaders and manager
Manager and leaders plays an important role to perform various types of operations of
organization in proper style. In order to perform various function manager and leaders control
and escort their employee in order to perform different types of activities of organization in
effective way. This leads to maintain effective coordination within company. The manager
deliver different types of information from the upper level of management and leaders plays a
significant role to incite various employee in order to perform different types of organization in
impelling manner. The definition of leaders and manager are define below:
Manager: In order to manage various kinds of operations of the company manager
plays a important role to perform contrary types of operations of enterprises in effectual way.
(Kato and et.al, 2012). Manager of Aldi execute various activities such as regulating various
employee working in organization as per their efficiency. Manager also focus on to control

different types of unwanted activities which reduce the performance of company. Manager also
put their effort to motivate their employee to execute different types of action of company.
Manager of Aldi display the performance of different employee working in the organization and
it implement effective reward system in order to boost moral of employee. This helps to
maximize the level of profit of company (Myers, 2013).
Leaders: The major role of leaders is to give proper guidance to the different employee working
in the company. They guide their employee in order to execute assorted types of work in proper
way. This aids to maintain potency in performing various functions of company. Leader
implement different approaches which helps to guide their worker as per the vision and mission
of organization. They deliver various messages which is deliver from manager of Aldi. This
helps to make proper coordination to employee to carry through contrary types of functions of
organization. This helps to attain effective result in effective manner. The comparison of various
roles and characteristics which are concerned with the manager and leaders which are mentioned
below:
Managers Leaders
This is the individual who are play a
significant role to set aims and objectives of
Aldi. This aids to maximise the level of profit
of company.
These are the person who are responsible to
guide their worker as per instruction given by
the manager of Aldi. This aid to keep effectual
in acting contrasting types of activities of
organisation in proper manner.
Manager of Aldi implement different types of
plan and policies which aid to perform
different types of functions of company in
effective manner. This aids to accomplish
diverse activities of organization in effective
manner.
There are assorted types of issues and
problems arises during performing different
types of activities. Leaders plays a significant
role to consider those issues and problem
implement effective strategies in order to
perform different types of strategies in order
to solve the problems.
Manager plays an important role to guide
leaders to perform contrasting types of
Leader utilize different types of strategies in
order to regulate their employee to perform

functions of Aldi company. different types of functions in effective
manner.
Manager put their effort to maximise level of
profit of company.
Leader give proper direction to employee in
order to fulfil the demand and desire of
customer.
Various functions of manager and role of leaders are mentioned below:
Planning: The most essential purpose of manager of Adli is to formulate various idea
and policies which aids to perform different types of operations of organization in effective
manner. This helps to increase the productivity of company. Implementing different types of
strategies aids to maintain effectiveness in acting various type of activities of company (Zhou
and Yu, 2011).
Directing: The manager of Aldi needs to give decent direction to employee in order to
accomplish different types of task in stipulated time period. They also monitor the performance
of various employee working in the organization.
Staffing: Manager of Aldi hire experienced applicant to execute various types of
functions of organization. It also fill the vacant post of organization in a systematic manner. The
leader escort their worker while conducting various types of functions of system in decorous
manner.
Coordinating: In order to perform contrary types of action of Aldi manager make proper
coordination with various department of organization. Whereas leaders guide employee working
in different department of organization (Cass and Mukherjee, 2011).
Controlling: Managers and leaders plays a significant role in order to control unwanted
activities of organization which aids to reduce the operational cost of production of cost. The role
of leaders plays an essential role in order to monitor result in decorous way.
There are three leadership role which helps to control the and manager various functions of
organization in effective manner.

Interpersonal role: This is the types of role which is perform by the manager of Aldi in order to
make healthy relationship with the different customer in effective manner. This helps to perform
different operations in proper manner. The manager must act as figureheads due to their formal
authority and symbiotic position which representing the company. The manager needs to
ascertain different needs of organization and fulfill the needs as per the organization in effective
manner.
Informational role: Manager needs to collect, disseminate and transmit information about the
different activities which helps to monitor the performance of employee working in the
organization this leads to take proper action about various issues which are being given by the
organization in order to accomplish goals and objectives of organization in effective manner.
The process of transmission of different types of information in proper manner. This helps to
define the roles and responsibility of employee working in enterprises.
Decisional roles: This is most crucial roles which are used to make effective decision. It is based
on the various types of decision These decision are taken by the manager and entrepreneur
which helps to define the roles and responsibility of employee working in the organization.
These decision are taken on the basis of different types of the performance of different work
which is performed by the organization in effective manner.
Aldi organization have the long chain of supermarket chain this leads to perform different types
of activities of company in proper manner. There are different types of approaches of leadership
which aid to give proper direction to employee working in the organization.
TASK 2
P2 The role of a leaders and the functions of a manager apply in various situational context
Manager and leaders plays a significant role which helps to achieve goals and objectives
of organization in effective manner. As company face different types of condition and situation
and manager and leaders plays an important role to handle contrasting types of condition and
situation. The leaders plays an important role motivate their worker in order to accomplish
various types of functions of organization in proper manner. As there are different types of
situations which are describe below:

 Stable situation : In this situation manager and leaders implement no changes within
organization as well as outside of company. Slow – to moderate: In this situation manager and leaders implement different
modifications as per the condition for long period of time , manager plays a important
role to execute contrary types of operations of organization in proper manner.
 Fast changing situation: In this the manager plays an vital role to implement different
types of modifications at larger extent in short period of time (Kompella, 2015).
The manager and leaders of Aldi implement different types of strategies and different approaches
of leadership style which aids to trim down the production cost of different products and
services. There are different types of theories which are insure by organization in order to
accomplish goals and objectives of company. Manager and leaders plays an important role in to
remove the different types of issues and problems in effective manner. There are different
models of leadership which aids to motivate their employee in order to accomplish different kind
of activities of organization in effective manner. There are various approaches of leadership are
mentioned below:
Contingency leadership theory: The theory deals to implement various types of plan
and policies which are concerned to implement different types of modification made in Aldi
company. This helps to eliminate different types of issues and problems which are arises due to
implementation of change (Strumper and Frigo, 2012). This leads to decrease the cost which are
involve in produce different types of products and services. This is done by implementation of
new and innovative technology in organization. This helps to accomplish different operations of
organization in a smooth manner. This theory also eliminate the unnecessary process which are
involve in providing various types of good and services to client. It also plays an essential role in
order to reduce the price of different goods which helps to gain level of profit of company in
effective manner.
Behavior theory: This theory aid to increase the performance of employee as well as
organization in effective manner. The manager and leaders of Aldi use this theory to enhance the
working efficiency of different employee working in the organization. This leads to deliver the
better quality of product and service provided to the customer. Whereas leaders communicate
with different worker working in organization. This leads to eliminate assorted types of functions

of company in effective manner. Leaders plays a crucial roles in order to perform various types
of activities of organization.
P3 Different theories and model of approach, including situational leadership and system
leadership and contingency
The manager of Aldi implemented various leadership style which helps to enhance the
working performance of employee of company. There are contrary types of leadership style
which are adopted by the system in order to execute different kind of operations and functions
of organization in proper manner. These approaches aid to implement change in the various plan
and policies of organization as per the condition and situation of market. AS there are various
competitor present in the marketplace. This tends the company to ascertain contrary kind of
strategies which are able to compete various strategies which are able to stand before the
different competitor present in the organization. As there are various types of leadership style
proposed by different people among all of them. The manager and leaders of Aldi implement
some specific leadership style which helps to gain efficiency of organization. These aids to
maintain effectiveness in performing various types of strategies and plan of action which aids to
accomplish different types of functions of company in proper manner. There are various
leadership style which are mentioned below in order to accomplish various functions of
organization:
Situational Leadership: manager and leader work according to this styles i to increase
the effectual in performing different types of functions of company in effective manner.
leadership style helps to deepen the skills and knowledge of employee working in the
organization in effective manner. The manager of Aldi use this style in order to eliminate
contrasting types of issues and problems which are arise during executing contrary kind of
trading operations in proper manner (Riis, Smeds and Van Landeghem, 2013). These issues and
problems are eliminate by implementing various types of strategies which helps to increase the
performance of company. In order to inculcate with different condition and situation of company
the manager utilize contrary types of leadership style which aids to accomplish different goals
and objectives of company. The manager and leaders able to gain the skills and knowledge of
various employee working in the organization in effective manner. This also aids to increase the

profit level of organization in stipulated time period. It besides helps to face different issues and
challenges which are arises in present era.
System leadership: Aldi is company which have long chain of retail shops are providing
different types of retail goods and services to various client present in market. So in order to
control and make various types of scheme which are implemented by the organization in order to
accomplish different types of strategies which helps to manage various activities of company in
effective manner. This theory ascertain by organization to maintain and manage various types
of activities of company in effective manner. This leadership style helps to minimize the then
operational cost of different types of products and services to company (Mok, Sparks and
Kadampully, 2013). The major objectives of this leadership style is to deliver the effective
services to company. This also helps to attain goals and aims of organization in proper manner.
This theory aids to control and manage different types of activities of organization. Contingency
Theory helped the manager in order to handle various situation of company in effective manner.
This leadership style helps the manager to regulate employee working in the company. Aldi
facing problems in providing different range of good quality of products to the customers so it
reduce the performance of company. The manager of Aldi implement this leadership style to
perform different types of functions of company. The manager regulate their employee as per
their working capability of employee working in company. This theory helped to motivate the
employee working in the organization in order to handle various situation of employee.
TASK 3
P4 Key approaches to operations management and the roles that manager and leaders that play
Manager and leaders plays an important role to bring off respective operations of
organization in effective way. The manager and leaders plays an essential role to execute
contrary types of activities of organization in stipulated time period. The manager focus on to
improve the quality of various products in effective manner. There are assorted kind of key
approaches of operation management which bring effectiveness in acting different types of
activities of organization.
Total quality management (TQM): This tools helps manager and leaders of Aldi is to
improve the quality of various products and services in effective manner. As company have long

chain of supermarket. The management of organization plays an important role to maintain
quality of contrasting types of commodity and services to the various customer present in the
marketplace. So it is very essential for organization is to implement different strategies which
aids to improve the quality and design of different products and services. For this manager needs
to conduct various training session in order to improve the quality of different products.
Just in Time: in order to make availability of different product as per the number of
customer present in the marketplace. The manager of Aldi needs to give order to different
suppliers to accomplish the need and want of contrary customer. The leaders put their effort to
incite their employee in order to complete their business in stipulated time period.
Implementation of new and innovative technology aids to perform different types of activities of
organization in effective manner (Pohl, 2014).
Lean production: This application is use by Aldi to reduce inhospitable of various
company. This helps to complete goals and objectives of company in specify time period. The
employee put their effort in order to deliver effective services to the different types of customer
in specific time.
Continuous improvement: Manager and leaders of Aldi implement new and innovative
technology which helps to provide improved quality of product to the customer. The manager
took proper initiative steps to improve the quality and quantity of different products at regular
interval of time. Manager of Aldi gather different types of information to the various customer in
order to know views of different customer. Considering the views of different customer the
management took different types of initiative steps in order to change the contrary types of
strategies to improve quality of different products. This will helps to take corrective measure to
maximize the level of profit of company.
Six Sigma: This is the tools helps the management in order to improve the quality of
different products in effective manner. If any defect in the products and the employee working
in the organization eliminate various kind of scheme which are accomplish by the organization
in order to increase the level of profit. This will aids to improve the quality of different products
as per the demand and desire of different products and services. Aldi implemented contrary types

of commodity and services in order to increase the quality of different products in proper
manner.
Operational excellence: Six sigma plays a important role to amend the attribute about
different products and service which helps to increase level of profit of company. It also improve
the operational excellence of company in effective manner (Jones and Robinson, 2012).
Main role of manager and leaders:
Planning: The management of Aldi needs to formulate different types of effective plan i
to execute different plan and strategies which aids to provide various variety of commodity and
service to various customer present in the marketplace. This helps the leaders to escort their
worker to execute various types of work.
Managing: The manager and leader took various initiatives in order to accomplish
assorted types of commodity and services to attain income for company in future. The manager
and leaders plays an important role in order to prepare different types of strategies which helps to
fulfill the demand and desire of different customer.
Coordinating: This is very essential for manager and leaders of company to coordinate
with different department of organization to execute contrary operations of organization . By
implementing contrary types of strategies this aids to increase the productivity of organization in
proper manner.
P5 Importance and value of operations management in achieving business objectives
Operation management is very indispensable for system in order to fulfill various types
of operations of organization in proper manner. This aids to increase the effectiveness in
performing various types of activities of organization. This helps to improve the quality and
availability of different product and services to the different customer present in the marketplace.
There are different advantage of operations management in Aldi which are describe below:
Customer satisfaction: In order to provide effective service to the customer the manager
and leaders needs to implement effective plan and strategies which are able to improve the
quality of commodity and service. The manager needs to modify quality of different products
which helps to attain large number of customer.

Reduce wastage: Just in time approach is used by the organization to reduce wastage of
contrary products and services. This leads to attain goals and objectives of organization in
proper manner. (Rushton, Croucher, and Baker, 2014.
Increases profits: Manager and needs to focus on to improve the quality of different
products and services in effective manner. Aldi implement effective pricing strategies to
compete contrary rivals present in the market. This leads to attract large number of customer.
This helps to increase the rate of gross sales of different commodity.
Providing long term advantages to organization: Aldi provide different quality of
commodity and services to client. This leads to establish healthy relationship with the different
customer.
There are six vital function which helps to peform different types of operation of company this
helps to accomplish goals and objectives of company. There are various types of system by
which organization can make effective operations of organization. This leads to accomplish
different functions of organization in effective manner.
Control and Distribution System: In order to provide different products and service to the
customer Aldi needs to implement effective control and Distribution system in order to deliver
different types of products and services to its loyal customer.
Transformation of raw material into finished goods: The management of Aldi needs to
implement new and advance technology which helps to transform raw material into finished
goods and products. These new and advance technology helps to produce different types of
finished products in stipulated time period.
Process design: The manager of Aldi needs to design the process by which each activities of
organization can be performed in effective manner. This helps to manipulate the different issues
and problems in effective manner. It also helps to produce qualitative products for the loyal
customer present in the marketplace.
Capacity management: It is responsibility of manager and leaders of the company to regulate
employee according to their capacity of perform different types of of operations of organization.

This helps to maintain effectiveness in performing different types of functions in stipulated time
period.
Logistic and inventory management: The manager of Aldi ascertain effective logistic and
inventory management this leads to transfer the products to the different chain of supermarket.
This tends to make availability of different product and services to the customer .
Scheduling: This is the process of arranging controlling and optimizing work and various work
loads in a production process. It also allocate plant and machinery resources, plan human
resources, and also plan production processes and purchase materials.
TASK 4
P6 Factors in which Aldi operates that impact operational management
There are two sort of constituent which give effect on the several operation of
organization. These factor also impact on the decision making process of customer. These
internal and external factors are mentioned below:
Internal factors: There are various element which impact on the various operation of
organization (Reinke, Price and Galley, 2011).
Employee: These are the main assets of organization which perform various operations
of organization. It provide better quality of service to the different customer.
Suppliers: These individuals are those who provide different types of raw material
which helps to produce various products for customer. This helps to accomplish demand and
desire of different customer.
Customers: They are the person on which profit of company depends so company needs
to provide different types of products to client. If the client satisfy level of customer. Then
company ascertain profit of company.
External Factors: These are the factors which impact on the different process of organization
externally. These external factors are as follows: