BEING A FLEXIBLE ORGANSISATION

Question 1

FLEXIBLE ORG are able ot

Answer 1

anticipate changes and respond to them quickly

Question 2

if thers constant changes in the external enviro then irg need to be

Answer 2

flexible enough to respond to them

Question 3

ir org cant repsond to changes in exrternal orinternal enviro then org wont

Answer 3

survive for long

Question 4

how can you be a flexible org - finance

Answer 4

finance - having reserves of cash(being liquid) and not being hihgly geared

Question 5

why do we want to have reserves of cahs and not be hihgy geared

2 points

Answer 5

paying lots of money back stops us from being flex as if sudden change in external enviro its useful if weve got cash we can throw at that

being highly geared - means more inflexible to borrow money as less likely to get another loan if got lots of debt

Question 6

how can we be a flexible org - marketing

we can conduct

this makes us

Answer 6

conducting regular mkt research allows us to be aware of changes in consumer demand
and anticipate changes before they come through

making us more flexible in repsonding to them

Question 7

how can we be a flexible org operation

4 points

Answer 7

short lead times -

JIT -

Question 8

how does short lead times allows us to be a flexible org

Answer 8

fulfill customr orders quick

Question 9

how does JIT allows us to be a flexible org

Answer 9

respond to customers’ needs by quickly increasing the production for an in-demand product and reducing the production for slow-moving items.

Question 10

how can we be a flexible orrg HR 4 points

Answer 10

HAVING HIHGLY SKILLED WORKforce -

making use of peripheral workers - e.g part time seasonal -

making use of diff types of employment contracts 0 hours , jobsharing

DECENTRALISED DM -

Question 11

how can having a hgihly skilleed workforce make bs more flexible

Answer 11

more likely to be able to anticipate and respond better to changes

Question 12

how can making use of peripheral workers help a business to be more flexible

Answer 12

got pool of reliable workers we can get in to help out if theres unexpected icnreases ind demand

Question 13

how can decentralised dm

Answer 13

to enable those staff who in touch w customers to make descison those customers would want/suit cuastomers

Question 14

how can making use of diff types of employment contracts help a business be flexible

Answer 14

allows flexibilty with ho we manage workforce

Question 15

opportunity cost of holding large reserves of cash etc

Answer 15

maybe better to invest in new machiner/trainign workers

Question 16

negatove of doing market research

Answer 16

cost of conducting mkt research and stayog close to customers

Question 17

negative of being flexible within operations / 4 consideration

Answer 17

JIT menas mainatain psoitive relaitonships w suppliers

may get tied into one supplier if oprating in JIT production whihc may reduce flexibilty

NEED for workforce to be afaotable anf hihly skilled whihc is costly

need to beenfit from customiation and EOS if gonna be flexible enougho meet changes in D

Question 18

negative/considerations for HR in beng flexible

Answer 18

IMPACT of morale of peripheral workers - if nnly used for a smalla mount of year dont feel got job security -n conflict w maslow

flexible working contacts can create stress - esp 0 hour contracts

being flexible reuires reducndancoes to be made - lookig to become more flexible = do delayering which can damge morale as people loose jobs or get moved down to tier below

Question 19

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