Question

11. While conducting a survey on 'motivational techniques used in factories', Umang
observed that although there was division of work in each of the factory that he visited
but the extent of division of work varied from factory to factory depending upon th
demands of the situation. Which feature of principles of management does the abov
case highlight?​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

As team leaders, production managers have the essential responsibility of understanding how to manage factory production. While there are countless corporate cheerleading tactics that motivate office workers, finding the right strategy to get frontline manufacturing workers fired up and excited is more difficult.

How to Run a Factory: Connecting Your Workforce

For years, frontline manufacturing workers on the shop floor have been disconnected from the rest of the organization. This really isn’t all that surprising considering 70% of the workforce in America is disconnected at work.

But the disconnect is particularly bad in the manufacturing industry. According to an article in Forbes,

“The transportation, manufacturing, and production fields have the greatest percentage of workers who are most unhappy on the job.”

– Susan Adams, Forbes Staff

A disconnected manufacturing workforce is a problem for several reasons.

Creates higher turnover rates

Lowers overall productivity

Makes day-to-day life harder for workers

Creates more opportunities for work-related safety incidents

This is exactly why more manufacturing companies are finding new ways of managing a production team. They’re now looking to connect their entire workforce and provide a single source of truth for information to their frontline workers. It’s good for production. It’s good for the employees. And it’s good for morale.

Here are five ways to motivate your factory workers and get your production line running like a well-oiled machine:

Answer 2

Answer:

contingent

Explanation:

While conducting a survey Rajiv observed that although there was division of work in every

factory he visited, but the extent of division of work varied from factory to factory depending upon

the demand of the situation. Which features of principle of management is highlighted above?

a) Flexible

b) Contingent