CONTROLLING Flashcards
helps check errors,
• take action so that
• deviation from standards are minimized stated goals of firms are achieved in desired manner.
Controlling
This helps to increase efficiency & decrease costs. Control factor used for this purpose are: (motion & time studies, inspection, written procedures & production schedules
Control Used to Standardize performance
Company Assets The assets of a company must be protected from theft, vandalism, wastage and misuse. An adequate record keeping, custodial & maintenance activities serves as control mechanism
Control Used to safeguard
These help to maintain the specified quality level of products.
- Examples include blueprints, inspection and statistical quality control methods
Controls used to Standardize quality
- Manuals, procedures, policy statements and internal audit are some examples of this category
Controls Designed to set limit within which delegated authority can be exercised without further top management approval
Special performance- reports, output data, performance appraisals and internal audits are typical examples.
Controls Used to Measure Job
- This type of controls include sales and production forecasts, budgets, cost standards and standards for work measurement.
Controls Used for Planning & Programming
Operations
- Master budget, policy & organizations manuals, committee approaches and the use of outside consultants come into this category.
Controls Necessary to allow lop Mgmt. Keep Firm’s Plans and Programs balance
Such controls would involve methods of recognizing achievement through
promotions, awards and so on
Controls Designed to motivate individuals
- responsibilities for each manager are identified and accounting records are designed to suit these responsibilities
Responsibility accounting
- is issued to determine the most economic level of inventory.
Economic order quantity
when inventory is received, people in the receiving department check the number and quality of the inventory and compare it with others
Maintenance of inventory
deals with setting up quality standards in advance in such areas, such as physical characteristics, composition of the products, weight, size, color, strength, and performance, and compare with actual standards.
Quality control
is the backbone of any production system.
Production control
is an essential sequence of a business operation
Inventory control