Departmentalization is the grouping of related activities into units. Departments may have either an internal or an external focus. Departmentalization based on the internal operations or functions that the employees perform and the resources needed to accomplish that work is called functional departmentalization. External or output departmentalization is based on activities or factors outside the organization; it is referred to more specifically as product, customer or territory departmentalization. (Lussier. R, 2000) When many units are working normal jobs in the organization, they have to cooperate to work together with each other to manage the time more efficiently and improving working efficiency.
Departmentalization by functions
In the
…show more content…
(Lussier. R, 2000) A task of this department could be making a product (or service). For example, in the kitchen of the restaurant, the mission of this whole department is cooking delicacy for the customer, then they pass the food to waiter or waitress who is in charge under the food and beverage department, he or she responsible to deliver food to their customer. Because each of them represents a defined group of products or services.
Departmentalization by customers
Grouping activities on the basis of common consumer’s behavior. Different department serve a number of particular clientele basic on their particular demands. For example, the supermarket always separate their goods into different area such as food court, daily commodity and beverage area to facilitate people 's lives. This type of departmentalization approach is often used by other organizations as well.
Departmentalization by territory (geographic)
Separating an organization depending on the areas of the country or the world served by a business. For example, Subway restaurant established in 1965 as only one small sandwich shop named “Pete’s Super Submarines” in Bridgeport, Connecticut. And in 2002, Subway became the largest restaurant chain in the United States. Subway used territory departmentalization to operating 27,809 stores in 86
…show more content…
And promote our products to everyone who is studying or working in school, the sales manager need to set up a private page on social networks such as Facebook, Wechat or Twitter and regularly updated our meal list and information before Friday. He or she also makes a poster about our products with price and contacts, then putting on the school halls if school authorities are accepted it. And she or he also being a part of kitchen department.
Accounting Manager
The mainly job for accounting manager is minimum our cost and maximum our revenue, she or he takes charge of finances and received the payment from each transaction. Accounting all the receipt and money in the end of a day and to prepare enough small changes for tomorrow. Furthermore the sales manager also work with procurement manager to control every item of expenditure, counting the total number of materials that we may use. Presenting the report for daily cost and fixed the price properly for the meal.
Reservation
This category is not found in all businesses as it is not always essential. Large businesses tend to have an entire division for operations and it habitually has its own hierarchy to make sure that operations are processed appropriately and in a formal order. Smaller businesses tend to have a senior manager or a small management team who are in control of the business’ operations. Personnel - this category is the indispensable area involved in almost every business. Personnel are responsible for ‘carrying’ the business as they are required for tasks such as directly selling products to customers.
Introduction Subway is an American fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells sandwiches andsalads. It is owned and operated by Doctor 's Associates Inc. Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world, with 44,280 restaurants in 110 countries and territories as of September 18, 2015. ] It is the largest single-brand restaurant chain and the largest restaurant operator in the world.
Rogers is a telecommunications company whose operation is based heavily in Canada. As such there is an extensive organizational chart which is segregated in accordance to province, suggesting grouping by market or geography. This type of grouping demonstrates a keen grasp over of customer based knowledge. Also, this method allows for customer centric (customized) goods, this translates well for Rogers as it can adjust for demand in different provinces accordingly. Disadvantages of this method however include duplication of resources across provinces.
The segmentation process allows Company X to understand the changing needs of each demographic. Emerging opportunities can be easily identified in potential markets. To address retail customers within different industries accordingly Company X must develop an effective demographic segmentation strategy. The customer segments of Company X will be a diversified group. The groups are broken down into two main categories which are individuals and businesses.
It is the process of splitting the customers, or potential customers, in a market into different groups, or segments, within which customers share a similar level of interest in the same,
There is a possibility that maybe if one department is not available in a company it can impact badly on the whole business. So, without having them the business cannot move in a right direction and in an effective
The reading “The Proverbs of Administration” written by Herbert A. Simon analyzes the elements under the administrative theory. The author provides a diagnosis of the elements by presenting a different shift to the study that reveal that under different situations some elements are not clearly defined or established. The reading begins it discussion by analyzing the types of “accepted criteria” of administrative principles such as dividing the workers in four types of segments. Simon argued, “Administrative efficiency is increased by grouping the workers, for purposes of control, according to (a) purpose, (b) process, (c) clientele, or (d) place…” (p.103). In the same way, other accepted criteria for administrative efficiency are specialization,
The duty managers are professionals in managing their duties while ensuring that team leaders are trained, validated, and participative. The managers of every store conduct daily and weekly audits for identifying and resolving issues within the
However, both of these conditions are quite difficult to achieve in the workplace. The implications of this research in the real world are evident and plenty. This research provides a general framework for how businesses and groups should operate. Instituting a hierarchy is an essential step to an organized and efficient firm. Based on the results and conclusion of this article, the researchers took the initiative of supplying more advice on effective business managing that had been extrapolated from their data.
It not only caters products like clothing for both genders, but also shoes, teenagers clothing, accessories and beauty products. Clothing is the key product sold as compared to the rests of the items. In ensuring that business goes well for the company, the management engaged promotions through media advertisements and hand phone apps to let customers view their products easier online and hired people for the various positions in the organisation company example managers, store assistants and supervisors. Though each of them plays a different role, they are an important part to the
This data can be used to preparing the accounting statement and reports. (Fontinelle, 2017).Accounting Information System is used for to produce the external stories related to the financial statement, supported through routine activities, Decision Support and Planning and Control, Implementing internal control. Accounting Information roles are classified into External Auditor, Tax Accountant, Consultant and Internal Auditor, Business Analyst, Budget analysts, Financial Analyst, controller and Accounting Clerk. It is discussing the future, and current role of Accounting Information system is analyzing by accountant responsibility and financial
Carrefour had to segment their customers because they had different needs, behaviors, and preferences; therefore, it was difficult for the company to meet every consumer’s personal characteristics (Wedel and Kamakura 2012, p. 6). Carrefour also had to segment their customers because they needed to come up with a marketing mix that will help the firm meet the needs its customers in their target market. Market segmentation refers to the division of a market into segments that are identifiable and similar. These segments refer to a group of people or organizations that have one or more features in common, which prompts to have same product tastes and needs. According to Wedel and Kamakura (2012, p. 6-7), market segmentation is important because it helps the organization to use their resources efficiently and make better strategic decisions.
Unilever recognises that it cannot cater to needs of all the consumers present in the market. Consumers are present in a very large number in the market place and they vary greatly in their needs and buying behaviour. Companies also are well aware that themselves vary greatly in their ability to serve various segments of the market place. Unilever is no different from other companies in this regard. It recognises that it is far better for it to cater to certain segments that it can serve the best rather than attempting to cater to the needs of the entire marketplace as a whole.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE & DESIGN KFC share in a divisional structure of Yum! Brands, Inc. Pizza Hut, Long John Silver’s, Taco Bell and A&W are the other divisions Offers spots to many people; good for senior executives Eager, alert, and flexible to growth and change KFC makes everything to be recognize and provide money to Yum! Brands, Inc. Chick-fil-a is KFC’s biggest competitor, and quickly growing in popularity. Other competitors include AFC Enterprises and McDonald’s CULTURE Big on diversity in the office
Income data (experiences, estimates of sales, fund rising, membership etc and planned activities). Data come from previous budgets, estimates, experience of others and public available statistics. I was also able to identify the main uses of accounting and these are as follow: Information All organizations need to keep records of their financial transactions so that they can access Information about their financial position, including: summary of income and expenditure, the outcome of all operations, assets and liabilities.