Contents

• Executive Summary 2
• Background 4
• Statement of the Problem 4
• Operational Management in Tesco 5
• Formulating the Problem 7
• Literature Review 7
• Theory of Constraint 7
• Data and Methods 8
• Data Collection 9
• Sample Method of the Research 9
• Selection of the Variables 10
• Research Approaches 10
• Calculation of Economic Order Quantity for this Research Problem 10
• Findings 11
• Analysis of the Result 11
• Recommendations 11
• Conclusion 12
• Bibliography 13
• Appendices 15
• Questionnaire 15

Description

In an organisation, the sector which is responsible for producing the products or services of that firm is called the operations. In this competitive market where organizations have the whole world as their platform it is challenging to adapt or change the operations of an organisation to help attain the competitive advantage and sustainability. Tesco is the largest grocery store in the United Kingdom and a renowned brand throughout the world. The ways the organisation manages its operations to reach its vision of giving each person of Britain a better life each day is discussed in the paper. The operational management activities in the organisation are invariable without any potholes, but when in the global platform it is seen that customers are facing problem in receiving their delivery of groceries within the time it is understood the operation management of the logistics of Tesco is not effective. Thus, in this paper the problem of Tesco’s logistics is discussed with recommendations.