Assignment: Implementing and Evaluating the Future at Galaxy Toys, Inc. (Week 8)
Purpose:
Continuing with the saga of Galaxy Toys, Inc., the third assignment covers the last three functions of the P-O-L-C, Organizing, Leading and Controlling. Students will look at the production floor of Galaxy Toys, Inc. through the lens of the organizing function, create an organizational chart, and assess the decision making authority associated with the organizational structure. Students will then assess change, and discuss motivation from a leadership perspective, and delve into the controlling function by looking and project specifications, interpreting data, and assessing corrective measures.
Outcome Met by Completing This Assignment:
• integrate management theories and principles into management practices
• organize human, physical, and financial resources for the effective and efficient attainment of organization goals
• demonstrate leadership skills by communicating a shared vision, motivating and empowering others, and creating a culture of ethical decision-making and innovation
• develop measures and assess outcomes against plans and standards to improve organizational effectiveness
• identify the essential characteristics of decision making and indicate the range and types of decisions a manager makes
Part One-Organizing
Now, it is time for all production managers to begin the organizing process. Doing so requires that managers collect the people, resources, and capital to begin production in a way that will implement the short-term production goals and objectives set through planning. The deadline for production to begin is January 31, 2017. Christmas product shipping must start in July of 2017. The budget for each branch is $300,000 for the total production budget. Currently, the production staff includes a total of 124 employees per day shift and 91 at night per plant for a total of 215 employees. Most tasks are covered in both shifts. Current production and shipping personnel per task include: