TITLE - TO EXPLORE TOOLS AND
TECHNIQUES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PLANNING AND SCHEDULING
Table of Contents
1.
Introduction
Planning
is considered as a measure to discover a succession of operations or activities
that will transmit the primary actions to be taken. Moreover, it is more concerned
in attaining desired aims and objectives as well as proposed outcomes in an
organization (Allen and Koomen, 2003). It is can be also observed as a series
of operations that are controlled by several restrictions in order to explain
the confines of the organizational environment. Therefore, planning is regarded
as the method of formulating, drawing or creating some actions in order to
accomplish a desired operation.
Scheduling
is the concern of allocating restricted resources to operations to optimize
several desired goals in an organization. Scheduling picks the substitute
strategies and allocates resources for every task so that the allocation
follows the sequential limitations of tasks (Barker, 2004). Moreover, it is
contended with the correct distribution of tasks in a particular set of time,
for example, discovering a source that will carry out the operation under a
specified time. Therefore, scheduling is focused on sequential allocation of
tasks to the restricted resources where several restrictions have to be taken
into consideration.
Nowadays,
the demands of consumers are turning out to be more multifaceted in the
construction industry of UK .Due to this, the supply chain of several of
industries is experiencing augmented strain especially in their operations and
actions that are dependable for planning and scheduling of a particular task
(Bearingpoints Consultants, 2010). Therefore, there is a requirement for
effective tools and techniques of planning and scheduling that influence such
operations. Several organizations are currently attempting to remain competent
by employing new initiatives in order to fulfill the desired demands of
customers. Therefore, the organizations in the construction industry of UK are
employing various tools and techniques that would assist them to improve their
production, enhance their supply chain and management as well as fulfill the
customer requirements and meet the desired goals of the organization
effectively. On the other hand, various companies are purchasing and
implementing tools based on advanced technology that might act vitally in
incorporating the operations of the organizations together with the effective
management and organization of their supply chains. Though, this type of
transformation is not acknowledged and could be observed as an expenditure and
obstruction by various departments of a corporation. Even though, through some
confronts these efficient tools can perhaps offer solutions to critical issues
and will assist organizations to fulfill the requirements of consumers more
rapidly.
To
understand the environment of scheduling issue, it is necessary to understand
the planning prototype which pursues together with the scheduling operations.
Therefore, this report will analyze various tools and techniques that are
useful to improve planning and scheduling operations of an organization in
order to fulfill the demands of customers. Moreover, this report will construct
the primary groundwork in determining the implication of planning and
scheduling in an organization.
1.1.
Company Profiles
a)
Company
Profile: Balfour Beatty Plc
Balfour
Beatty Company was founded in 1909 by George Balfour and Andrew Beatty through
an investment of 61,000 pounds (Balfour Beatty Plc, 2012). The company functions on broad scale
and the public segment of the business comprise workplace, legal formalities,
healthcare, railway engineering, education, housing, real estate,
transportation, logistics and construction. Throughout a variety of nationalized
success, the organization is leading the industry and also considered as a
prevalent player in greener housing. The major operations of the organizations
involves construction services in UK under the name of Balfour
Beatty Constructions and offers services such as housing, plan, building organization, renovation and
supply, dealings, expenditure consulting.
b)
C& C Constructions Limited
C & C Constructions Limited was established in
1996 and is presently India’s leading Construction Company dedicated in
constructing significant infrastructure. The company is headquartered at
Gurgaon India. The
company’s primary services and offerings comprise of undertaking constructions
of roads, highways and townships all over India (C&C
Constructions, 2012).
C & C Constructions encompasses an exclusive business approach, with
established knowledge in ground-breaking innovativeness, development and cost
supervision. The company is focused on conveying superior work at cost
effective prices and within deadlines, as apparent in the numerous rave reviews
and recurring clientele. The company’s primary goal is to incessantly widen the
business portfolio and improve clientele, consequently finding new
opportunities to expansion and prosperity. The company had started its operations
through 2 contracts of 6000 USD each in 1996 and currently has ability to
present quotation for contracts amounting to two million USD (C&C
Constructions, 2012).
The company serves almost all the major departments of the government of India
like Roadways, airlines, National highway and various other governmental bodies
apart from serving numerous private developers.
1.2.
Research Problem
Typically,
the issues that are related with scheduling appear in huge quantity and
therefore it is necessary to recognize the growth and improvement of several
factors that are associated in planning. On the other hand, several
organizations might not have observed their overall operations efficiently and
thus it is expected that they are more focused on the factors associated with
manufacturing, sales and related expenses like C & C Constructions.
The
scheduling program of C & C Constructions is focused on sequential
allocation of tasks in a given system and also in maintaining several
limitations that are associated with its operations. Though the company is
employing tools and techniques for its effective planning and scheduling
operations to fulfill the demands of its customers, but still there are
numerous areas where the company has to focus:
Ø Store
or Inventory area
Ø Manufacturing
process
Ø Supply
chain process
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