Strategic Planning: Principles, Types, and Process
Strategic Planning
Planning bridges the gap between where we are and where we want to be. It makes possible things that otherwise would not have happened. While some things may happen by chance, planning involves:
- A process requiring intellectual effort.
- Consciously determining courses of action.
- Basing decisions on goals, knowledge, and well-studied estimates.
Basic Principles of Planning
- Contribution to Objectives: Supporting the achievement of company objectives.
- Primacy of Planning: Planning precedes
Optimizing Internal Logistics and Lean Manufacturing
Technical Services Classification
A. Special
- Materials processing
- Supply and treatment of industrial waters
- Maintenance
B.
- Air-conditioning
- Fire-prevention service
- Lighting
- Social services (health and safety, cleanliness and hygiene, professional training, canteen)
Internal Transportation Analysis: Main Objective
To limit costs through:
- Less product to handle
- Shorter routes (considering layout concepts)
- Better use of spaces
- Productivity increase
- Waste reduction:
- A reduction of damages during transportation
- An increased
Production and Operations Management Essentials
Production and Operations Management (OM)
Production is the creation of goods and services. Operations Management (OM) is the set of activities that create value in the form of goods and services by transforming inputs into outputs.
Essential Functions of Organizations
To produce goods and services, organizations typically perform three essential functions:
- Marketing: Creates demand.
- Production/Operations: Creates the product.
- Finance/Accounting: Tracks organizational performance, pays bills, and collects
Organizational Structures: Types, Functions, and Project Phases
Organizational Structures: An Overview
Types of Organizations: Formal, linear, functional, linear-staff, product marketing, matrix.
Functional Organization
Functional organization applies the principle of functional specialization for each task.
Line-Staff Organization
Line-staff organization combines linear and functional structures to enhance benefits and reduce drawbacks, forming an advisory, hierarchical organization.
Product/Marketing Organization
Product/marketing organization (often called divisional
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Four Strategies to Develop the Best Ideas
Name and explain four of the five strategies to develop the best ideas:
- Not inviting limitations: Often, absent restraints are placed on ideas. Make sure to challenge assumptions, overcome personal experiences, and maybe get out of respect for the rules.
- Fluency: Fluency in ideas is understood as the capacity to generate a large number of alternative solutions to a given problem in a specific time and space.
- Flexibility: If an idea does not work, it can always