Notes

1. Organizational Choices

 it can divided into three categories.

a) informal  organization

• social structure that governs how people work together in practice.
• consists of personal relationship,social networks and common interest. 
• the firms need to response changes in work environment, unanticipated events, innovation and enable to solve the problems.  

key characteristics of informal organization

• excellent at motivation
• treats people as individuals
• responsive

b) semiformal organization

•  known as matrix organization
• logistics/supply chain manager doesn't have direct authority toward components activities
• they also must have responsibility for the entire logistics system 
• this type of organization is very popular among aerospace industry. 
• in this choices, the conflict may occur but it difficult to resolve.

 c) formal organization

• one of the clear lines of authority and responsiblity for logistics/supply chain 
• involves with place the manager's authority on level of organization structure which allow them to compromise with other major functional (finance,marketing). it also involve with placing manager in the level that relative to logistics activities

important of formal organization toward logistics/supply chain.

• same authority as other major function (voice to resolve conflict)
• limited number of subareas created under chief logistics/supply chain officer

these are some notes for logistics/supply chain organization. hopefully u'll understand and able to take note! 

 

assalamualaikum,hey,hai,annyeonghaseyo (안녕하세요), Kon'nichiwa (こんにちは) :)

its really awkward when we try to speak in other language (Japanese). -- really2! here, we gonna give some info about Toyota motor company as our topic for today. Do you know where Toyota company came from? they are come from Japan where their headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. Toyota is one of the centralized company. 

centralized company? whats that?? maybe some of you not very familiar with this term, but for those who really into the business, logistics and such thing, there must really2 know that term. 

every thing need a decision. same goes to organization. for the centralized organization, the situation in which decision-making power is at the top of an organization and there is little delegation of authority. meaning here that each department/branch in the company must refer to the top management or HQ for them to make a decision. without their permission, the work will get nothing 0.0

 

Toyota one of the biggest firm nowadays.

LINE VERSUS STAFF.

what is exactly the meaning of line and staff department?

 Line authority - in which individuals in management positions have the formal power to direct and control immediate subordinates.
Staff authority - granted to staff specialists in their areas of expertise. Narrower than line authority and includes the right to advise, recommend, and counsel in the staff specialists' area of expertise. It is a communication relationship with management. It has an influence that derives indirectly from line authority at a higher level.
and take a human resource manager as an instance  

• a HR manager has line authority over the staff of the HR department and staff authority to support , assist , and advise mangers of other Departments in matters related to HR management

assalamualaikum :)
today we want to talk about ORGANIZATIONAL ORIENTATION. (ape tu? --)

we'll explain it one by one..

organizational orientation define as all departments of a firm should be geared to satisfying consumer wants/needs. (refer to the web definition). It's have 3 strategies which most firm pursued. 

a) Process strategy

• the objective for this strategy is to achieve the max efficiency in moving goods from RM to FG.
• it's focus on the activities that rise the cost for example like purchasing, transportation, O/P and etc. 

b) Market strategy 

•  this strategy mostly focus on customer requirement. 
• in order to get customer loyalty, they must give the best services and also performance in their company.
• better customer will increase the sale and also market. 

c) Information strategy

• it's refer to network between one firm and another. e.g. dealers and distribution organization.
• it's content with primary objective and information is the key ingredient for good management. 
• for example in the text book is when the goods place on retail outlets, information about that must be obtained across the org. boundaries.

next we move on to the other subtopic; decentralized company.

 

for your information, MARA is under Ministry of  Rural and Regional Development.        

• Mara also one of the decentralized company. decentralized define the firm that have delegation of authority and have many departments and scopes such as Mara it's no only focus on academic but also to entrepreneur field. 
• for such company, the decision making will be made by top management but the idea will come out from other workers. 
• the advantages for decentralized are; allow quicker and more customization response to customer needs.