MODULE TITLE: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
TOPIC TITLE: BUSINESS ORGANISATION AND STRATEGIES
LESSON 4: ENGINEERING BUSINESS FUNCTIONS
INTRODUCTION - In this lesson we are introduced to some major engineering business functions such as manufacture, product and process design, and engineering services. In later lessons we shall be investigating costing systems, business budgeting techniques and project planning and scheduling as practised in modern businesses and industry.
YOUR AIMS - At the end of this lesson you should be able to:
- appreciate broadly what design, manufacturing and engineering services involve
- understand how businesses develop and grow
- understand the basic management structures of various sizes of enterprise.
QUESTIONS -
1. State two ways in which research and development can be carried out in an industrial organisation.
2. State briefly two advantages of using CAD when designing an electric kettle.
3. State two functions of engineering services in a large chemical process plant.
4. State briefly some reasons why product manufacturing levels are rarely static.
5. List five major departments one may expect to find in a large manufacturing industry.