Introduction

The project management will mainly evaluate the operational aspect of the Ford Motor Company that is operating in Australia. Ford Company has been playing a dominant role in the field of automobile industry. Moreover, the scope of the research will assess the various operational business aspects along with evaluating the different aspects of quality design and process management. The incorporation of the total quality management helps to enhance the various process of production of the company in the short as well as in the long run scenario. Lastly, the report basically aims to assess the effective planning process of the organization, that helps to achieve the various strategic goals and objectives that are set by the concerned officials in the short as well as in the long run scenario.

Operational aspect of research

Ford Australia is one of the renowned companies in the field of automobile sector. The company has gained rapid success in the economy in terms of leading technology. Various measures have been adopted by the company in the case of improving the fuel efficiency and lower emissions of the vehicles that are produced by the company. It has been reported that the technological aspects of the renowned automobile company have been very much successful in gaining popularity across the global scenario (Holsapple, 2013, p.21). The improvement in the technology has been very much evident as a result of the process of digitalization. Moreover, the different set of initiatives that are supported by the company includes the different aspects of sustainability in addition to the features of citizenship. Thus, the field of operational management mainly revolves around the fact of achieving the higher amount of productivity by utilizing minimum resources at an optimal level (Brown et al. 2013, p.89). The company also plans to design the various aspects of technological innovation for the betterment of the organization. Henceforth, the development of the various resources plays a key role in satisfying the different needs and requirements of the consumers in the short as well as in the long run scenario. Along with that, the two main parameters that help in product development and innovation are very much dependent on the tastes and preferences of the target customers.

Quality Management and Process Design

The different aspects of quality management are mainly concerned with the various level of inventory, inspection and quality control, scheduling of the various activities of production (Brown et al. 2013, p.89).

As per the auditing reports that are being conducted, it has been pretty much evident that the different parameters of the total quality management aim at continuous improvement of the production process of the company in the short as well as in the long run aspect. This would enhance the various level of operational efficiency of the organization.

The company has to come across the various amount of challenges in its process design. In order to deal with the various technological problems, the company has to deal with the different nature of the process of stamping (Hill and Hill, 2012, p.69). Along with it, the company has gained rapid success in developing high-quality software for its target customers in the short as well as in the long-term scenario. Thus, the practice of the total quality measures which is adopted by Ford helped to gain rapid strides in the automobile industry. Along with these, Ford Australia has been very much proactive in dealing with the areas that lacked efficiency in the long term.

The procedure of implementing the measures of the Service design process has also been successful in providing the higher level of success and satisfaction level in the modern scenario. At the same time, this would enhance the different qualities of customer satisfaction by the procedure of promoting innovativeness in the product design. Hence, to put it into a nutshell the basic services that are provided by the renowned automobile industry has been mainly customer oriented in the long run future scenario (Lobo et al. 2012, p.121). Along with the above measures that are implemented, the incorporation of the highly effective software for design process has played a huge role in the case of yielding satisfactory results in the future. The productivity of the company has been enhanced with respect to the different technologies that are adopted. On the other hand, the process of stamping has resulted in dealing with the various accurate results. This has been further possible by the process of working in collaboration with that of the other automobile industries that are functioning in the long-term scenario. Thus, the total quality management and process design that is implemented by Ford Australia has been playing a huge role in ascertaining the different needs and requirements of the customers and designing the products taking into consideration the various aspects of tastes and preferences (Brown et al. 2013, p.64).

The strategicbusiness unit of Ford Australia

The company has been very much efficient in the process of implementation of various strategies in order to ensure that the company achieves long-term growth and sustainability in the long-term scenario. However, the implementation of the strategic business units of the company has been possible by the process of conducting the different procedures for Research & Development of the company. Moreover, the implementation of the strategic business unit of the company has led to various aspects of profitability of the company. Along with these, the different aspect of high revenue has also been assessed in consideration with the different levels of demand in the Australian automobile industry. As commented bySoosay et al. (2016, p.37), the automobile industry that is prevailing in Australia has been undergoing rapid fluctuations in the short as well as in the long run scenario. However, in order to achieve the different aspects of sustainability and efficiency at the production level helped the company to stay dominant in the market scenario. On the other hand, the different cases of research and development of the renowned automobile company have been effective in implementing the various strategies for diversification. The different implications for adopting the strategic business unit of the company aimed at enhancing the process of globalization of the company, which further resulted in enhancement of the various aspects of revenue. Thus, the strategic business unit of Ford Australia has caused the enormous reduction in the cost process of the company. On the other hand, the different aspects of standardization have resulted into product diversification. Thus, the company aims to maintain a greater level of sustainability in order to achieve greater strides in the future. However, the implementation of the ISO software has been playing a dominant role in monitoring the various operational risks of the organization (Hill, 2012, p.64). The different parameters of total quality management thus had a greater say in cases of assessing the various needs and requirement of the organization. In other words, the strategic business unit that has been identified in Ford has set a benchmark for gaining success in the organization.

Conclusion

The renowned automobile company Ford Management has maintained a strict system of the total quality management of the company. However, the different aspects of the parameters of total quality management have been successful in case of shaping the goals and objectives of the organization. Thus, the company has been regarded as the good base for developing the various tools and product of an organization. On the contrary, the various automotive designs that are adopted by the company have helped the company to stay ahead with respect to their competitors. In addition to these, the company has attracted the huge amount of investments for its product and technological development. This has resulted in the development of the creativity and adaptability, in case of development and designing of the different products. On the other hand, the different investment strategies that are developed can be very much effective in creating brand recognition. Along with these, the strategic business unit of the organization has created a profound effect on the effectively along with the efficiency of the organization. Thus, the company achieved huge strides in the field of automobile industry. Lastly, the strategic planning and supply chain design of the organization has led to achieving huge success levels in the automobile industry (Ford Australia, 2017).

Recommendation

It is very much advisable to maintain innovativeness in case of product development of the renowned automobile company. Moreover, the supply chain management of the company must undergo certain changes in order to achieve the organizational goals and objectives of the organization. This would further enhance the operational strategy along with the various degree of competitiveness in the short as well as in the long run scenario. At the time of designing a product, the various parameters of technology must be incorporated in the process of manufacturing the product. Finally, it is very much essential to deal with the various planning aspects of producing the product or the services. Furthermore, the successful implementation of the plan of knowledge management can play a vital role in developing the sound business processes of the organization. This would result in enhancement of the various aspects of the flexibility of the organizational processes for the betterment of future.

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