Essay Management & Leadership: Theories and Approaches – Report Writing – Management Assignment Help

Assignment Task:

Unit Learning Outcomes:
LO1 Demonstrate an appreciation of the role leaders and managers play in the operations function of an organization
LO2 Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between leadership and management in a contemporary business environment

Scenario: 
Choose any local or international organization and imagine that the General ManagerOperations has now asked you, as a management trainee, to present the feedback on best approaches and practices with regards to operations management, to the Board of directors. This will take the form of a 20 minute presentation to the Director Board that will address how the leadership and management team can improve overall efficiency and effectiveness of operations within the company. To do this, you are also required to investigate external business factors that influence operational management and the decisions the management team makes.

The presentation slides should cover the following areas:
• An introduction to the key operations of the organisation. (P4)

• Details of each of the key operational functions, identifying the roles and responsibilities of managers in the key operational functions. (P4) 

(In this section you will cover the detailed hierarchy of key operations and each manager’s or team leader’s roles and responsibilities in the key operations)

• Explanation of the key operational approaches to operations management and their significance.(P5)

(In this section you will cover the concepts of operational management such as Six sigma, lean production, Kanban system, TQM, Kaizen, Value Chain etc., and their importance)

• How operational efficiencies can be improved to successfully meet business objectives using appropriate management and leadership approaches. (M3)

(In this section you will analyse how the above concepts can be used with appropriate management & leadership approaches to improve operational efficiencies)

• An assessment of the factors within the business environment that impact upon operational management. (P6) 

(You will highlight the internal environment factors such as strengths & weaknesses, culture, ethics, value & sustainability)

• An evaluation of the impact of external business environment factors that affect decisionmaking by leaders and managers. (M4) 

(You will focus on PESTEL factors’ impact on operations, CSR, sustainable entrepreneurship & intrapreneurship)

• Conclusions and supported recommendations for future improvements to be taken by the organisation. (D2)