Lecture Note
University
California State UniversityCourse
SOM 306 | Operations ManagementPages
2
Academic year
2023
Jithin Jacob Issac
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Strategic Management Plan of attack: An organization's strategy serves as a blueprint that outlines its vision and objectives as well as aids in choosing the future course of action. An organization's strategy aids in maximizing its own strategy power while minimizing the strength of rivals. Importance of Strategy: > It provides direction; > Facilitates decision-making; > Ensures effective resource allocation; > Enhances communication; > Aids in achieving objectives Making choices regarding and carrying out those decisions for the organization's future is the focus of strategy management. is a continual process that assesses and manages the businesses and sectors that a company is engaged in. It is beneficial to manage personnel in a way that maximizes the achievement of organizational goals. Decision-making Categories in an Organization: 1. Programmed (repetitive and routine in character. consumer purchasing patterns, pay raises, etc.) Additionally, non-programmed decisions (decisions that are not normal, common, or otherwise set out in a plan) must be made under special circumstances. 2. Operational (regular organization operation. takes less time than other judgements made) and Strategic judgements (present difficulties and challenges; top-level management decision). 3. Individual and organizational decisions (while keeping in mind the organizational goal): (decisions made on a personal level by the management) 4. Major and Minor Decisions: (may be made by the Superintendent) Major Decisions (decided by top-level management may be for acquiring additional premises) 5. Individual and collective choices, which are made in accordance with the organization's policies. Strategic Decisions' Characteristics 1. Concerned with the Range of an Organization's operations: The range of an organization's operations is likely to be a factor in strategic choices. From firm to company, the activities differ. 2. Aligning activities with the environment: A key component of strategy is aligning an organization's operations with the internal and external environments in which they take place. 3. Has an impact on operational choices: Operational decisions are formulated and made on the basis of strategic decisions, which have an impact on them. 4. Affects the character and scope of strategies: In addition to environmental pressures and the organization's resource base, the strategic decision-makers' values and expectations will also have an impact on the organization's
strategies. The type and scope of the strategies are influenced by the ideals and goals of these strategists. 5. Affects the company's long-term direction: Strategic choices are likely to have an impact on the company's long-term course. The company's goal and objectives are achieved via the development of strategies, which govern the company's long-term course. Four components of strategy: Logic is a method for figuring out if something is true or false. A strategy's goal is to unfairly identify the long-term goals around which all efforts are concentrated. The firm's scope, or the sorts of commodities it will provide, the benchmarks it will look for, and the vast area of activity it will pursue, are all specified in a strategy. Competitive Advantage: A strategy also defines the kind of competitive advantage the organization needs to seek and maintain. There are three layers of system that pervade an association, and each is pivotal to an organization's capacity to succeed. Any association's essential choices are made at three distinct levels. The level at which they work in a firm recognizes the three levels of technique in an association. Corporate-level system , business- level procedure, and utilitarian technique are the three levels. The plans made by senior administration for regulating the whole effort of the organization and arriving at the ideal degree of execution are known as the corporate level or procedure. Business level/strategy (SBU) Organizational goals and actions are outlined in these strategies for a variety of organizational components, such as departments, product lines, technological advancements, customer requirements, and divisions. To expand execution, corporate techniques assist an association with becoming what it needs to be. For instance, picking a securing, broadening, changing the construction, and so on. The reason behind business level/procedure (SBU) is to distinguish the different market portions that the association serves. Utilitarian level/Technique of an association gives contribution to the most elevated level systems. At this level, procedures are created to satisfy the needs of customers in different fragments and to convey worth to them. Counting corporate level procedure and business level system, and changing them right into it plans for various divisions.
Strategic Management: Components of Strategy
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