" [Michael E. Thorn p.4]
IMPACT OF Management FUNCTION ON OPERATIONS Management
This section analyses the impact that the previously discussed functions of management has on the operations management.
Planning is the most important pillar of operations management. When an organization plans its goals and sets down its strategies, it then becomes easier for the managerial level to decide and distribute the work load. Without any plan of action, the organization or company would not know what it is working towards. For a manufacturing company, planning would include product design.
For work to be conducted on the principles of operations management, organizing plays an important role. Workload needs to be divided in such an efficient manner that the skills of an employee or a group of employees are used to the fullest. Overloading any employee would result in deficient outputs and derogatory work which would naturally be time consuming.
As the goal of organizing is to produce better results, similarly leading or motivating is necessary for an organization to extract maximum performance out of the workers. With appealing incentives, workers would work honestly and put in their best. This in turn would save the company time and there would be a complete control of the managerial department over things like production control and quality control. When an employee is rewarded for work hard done, then it is only natural that they would put in the most effort. An employee would by nature be well-organized thus bringing the load off the managerial department as far as quality control is concerned. It would also give a higher rate of production and an organization can comply with increasing demands.
Operations management would be incomplete without an analysis of the work in progress. Without any knowledge of the problems either in the work output or the original plan, an organization will not be able to recognize...
This would make the organization less competent in the long run and it will face many difficulties in the struggle to exist as a competitive name in the world. Once an organization analyses the reason as to why the production is slower than intended, it can take necessary steps to increase the production rate. Production control is a fundamental step in operations managements. With a control over the production rate, an organization can meet with increasing demands of supply. If the organization fails to recognize its problematic areas regarding for example production rate, then it will fail to meet increasing demands and thus the consumer will opt for products that are readily available.
CONCLUSION
The functions of management and operations management go hand in hand. If an organization does not act or base its rudimentary structure on the basic principles or functions of management, then their operations management will suffer a blow. As seen from above, it is highly important for any organization, whether manufacturing or non-manufacturing, to act upon the functions of management. A plan, its mode of action, execution and its analysis are important components for an organization. Their impacts on the operations management are positive and effective. As a result one cannot deny the need of implementing these functions of management, for a successful operations management and thus a successful organization.
References
1) Robert H. Lowson - Book Title: Strategic Operations Management: The New Competitive Advantage. 2002. p. 5.
2) John N. Pearson, Jeffrey S. Bracker, Richard E. White; Operations Management Activities of Small, High Growth Electronics Firms; Journal of Small Business Management; Volume 28; Issue 1: 1990, p. 20+
3) Michael E. Thorn - Applications of Technology and Risk Management. SAM Advanced Management Journal. Volume: 66. Issue: 4. 2001. 4
