Nicole T.

Aretaño
2BSA4
Assign#8
OPEMAN-18

Assignment#8 Questions

8.1. Discuss how human resources is an integral part of a company’s strategic

planning process.

 As you can see, human resources are an integral part of any strategic plan. If
the business does not have the right skills and talent in place to achieve its
goals, then the strategic plan will fail due to a lack of knowledge and
manpower. Similarly, if talent is acquired and deployed without reference to
the company's strategic goals, then you're going to end up with a lot of
people doing jobs that don't add value to the business, and which don't move
the company closer to where it wants to be.

 The purpose of human resource planning is look into the future and decide
what skills, knowledge and competencies the business is going to need in
one, three or five years' time to meet its strategic goals. For example, if the
company is currently outsourcing its marketing function but intends to bring
this function in-house, then an obvious early strategy is to recruit a full
marketing team, from a senior manager all the way down to a junior
marketing associate or intern.

8.2. What is the difference between tasks, elements, and motions in a basic job
structure?

 An organizational structure is a formal system of job duties and hierarchy. It

defines the responsibilities of each position and the relationships between
them. An effective structure controls and coordinates the business' resources
and motivates employees to achieve its goals.

 The organizational structure shows corporate communication, the

executive and managerial hierarchy, and creates a plan for efficient
growth in the future.
 For managers, organizing is deciding how best to group
organizational elements for a variety of structural possibilities.

 People are assigned to a particular organizational unit because they

perform similar or related tasks, or because they are jointly
responsible for a product, client, or market. Decisions about how to
departmentalize affect the way management assigns authority,
distributes resources, rewards performance, and sets up lines of
communication. Many large organizations use several types of
departmentalization.
Nicole T. Aretaño
2BSA4
Assign#8
OPEMAN-18

8.3. How did the development of the assembly-line production process at Ford Motor
Company popularize the scientific management approach to job design?

 The moving assembly line appeared to the onlooker to be an endless

contraption of chains and links that allowed Model T parts to swim through
the sea of the assembly process. In total, the manufacturing of the car could be
broken down into 84 steps. The key to the process, however, was having
interchangeable parts.

 Unlike other cars of the time, every Model T produced on Ford's line used the
exact same valves, gas tanks, tires, etc. so that they could be assembled in a
speedy and organized fashion. Parts were created in mass quantities and then
brought directly to the workers who were trained to work at that specific
assembly station.

 The chassis of the car was pulled down the 150-foot line by a chain conveyor
and then 140 workers applied their assigned parts to the chassis. Other
workers brought additional parts to the assemblers to keep them stocked; this
reduced the amount of time workers spent away from their stations to retrieve
parts. The assembly line significantly decreased the assembly time per vehicle
and increased the profit margin.

8.4. What are some of the ways companies achieve sustainability in the workplace?

 Be Intentional About Sustainability

Sustainability needs to be incorporated into corporate strategies and
reflected in organizational business goals. This means making this a
priority in every aspect of organizational operations.
 Partner with Employees
Invest the time in training employees on the importance of sustaining the
environment and share what the organization is doing to help conserve
resources.
 Water And Electric Conservation
Conserving our water is something we can all participate in by reducing
the opportunities for wasting this valuable resource.
 Supply Chains
Statistics show that customers prefer working with sustainable
companies that are environmentally friendly.
 Develop a Recycling Program
Develop an in-house program for recyclable products like:
Fluorescent light-bulbs
Electronics
Computers and monitors
Paper products
Supplies
 Develop Sustainability Work Policies
Nicole T. Aretaño
2BSA4
Assign#8
OPEMAN-18

Develop sustainability policies and procedures to reinforce the efforts.

Things like, power down equipment at the end of the day and enable
energy savings settings on all computers and desktops, are examples of
policies that can support the cause.
The challenge to sustain the environment can be overwhelming, but if
each of our organizations, large or small, does its part, we can all
contribute to conserving this great planet that we call home.