Business Operations Essay on Becks Plc
BECK’S Plc.:
THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
Reported by:
Vijay Sharma (1102546)
Thomas Dunne (1101782)
BECK’S Plc.:
THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
Reported by:
Vijay Sharma (1102546)
Thomas Dunne (1101782)
Operational Analysis
Operational Analysis
Table of contents:
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Classifying the operations process type and process layout Production Policy…………………….…………………………………………
Management of materials …………………….…………………………………………………………...
Review of Operations Activities……………….…………………….
Conclusion. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Introduction:
This report reviews the operational issues at Beck’s Plc. The report will consider the production policy and factors of capacity used by the organisation and overall conclude with the aspects of the organization’s operational activities and the issues that need to be addressed to meet its customers on going demands.
Beck’s Plc. is a long established pharmaceutical company. Just recently the company has adopted changes within the organization with regards to its operational activities. This is due to an increase in sales and demand of the products that the company manufacture and more competitors arising in the same sector.
Classifying previous and current operations:
In a manufacturing company such as Beck’s, the four V model offers a clear model by which to compare and review the operational changes that have taken place, and creates a platform to discuss the implications of these changes.
The four V model:
This is a diagram representing the four V model for Beck’s Plc.’s current and previous operations. Low Volume High Low Volume High
High Variety Low High Variety Low
High Variation Low High
THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
Reported by:
Vijay Sharma (1102546)
Thomas Dunne (1101782)
BECK’S Plc.:
THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
Reported by:
Vijay Sharma (1102546)
Thomas Dunne (1101782)
Operational Analysis
Operational Analysis
Table of contents:
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Classifying the operations process type and process layout Production Policy…………………….…………………………………………
Management of materials …………………….…………………………………………………………...
Review of Operations Activities……………….…………………….
Conclusion. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Introduction:
This report reviews the operational issues at Beck’s Plc. The report will consider the production policy and factors of capacity used by the organisation and overall conclude with the aspects of the organization’s operational activities and the issues that need to be addressed to meet its customers on going demands.
Beck’s Plc. is a long established pharmaceutical company. Just recently the company has adopted changes within the organization with regards to its operational activities. This is due to an increase in sales and demand of the products that the company manufacture and more competitors arising in the same sector.
Classifying previous and current operations:
In a manufacturing company such as Beck’s, the four V model offers a clear model by which to compare and review the operational changes that have taken place, and creates a platform to discuss the implications of these changes.
The four V model:
This is a diagram representing the four V model for Beck’s Plc.’s current and previous operations. Low Volume High Low Volume High
High Variety Low High Variety Low
High Variation Low High