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managment functions
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Management Studies Assignment 1 a) List the four functions of management and explain how you think each would relate to the role of a production manager in an engineering company? The four functions of management are planning, organizing and staffing, leading and controlling. Planning The first function of a manager is to plan all his actions before fulfilling them. A production manager in an engineering company must always be planning ahead and looking to the future of the company. The production manager should be watching the amount of stock the company has in relation to the amount of work that is ahead of him. A good manager will also be setting goals for himself and planning ways to meet them. A production manager in an engineering company might set a goal for himself like getting two new orders a week. A manager will need to be able to make decisions as well and a...
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